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Old Jun 13, 2012, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by seeker1950 View Post
Er...excuse me, but aren't we talking about the filming of crimes, sadistic crimes? How does "freedom of speech" and censorship fit into this? Please don't play that card. It's crime.
I don't know about your country, but in Canada until it's tried for obscenity, it is not a crime. The act which is being filmed is obviously a crime, but the filming of such is not technically a crime. Furthermore, I took a look at that site and at the entry page is a huge warning that clearly indicates what is within the website, and is a proper legal warning. If one ignores this warning and decides to view the contents, but then finds it offensive and/or upsetting, that is understandable, but by ignoring the warning and then attempting to say it should be censored? That's something else entirely.

I was also addressing what people have said on the website. Having briefly browsing the website, I adamantly stick to what I said in that people have every right to think and say whatever they want about the contents of the site, unless they happen to go against free speech exceptions such as incitement.

So while I understand why the original poster and many others are upset and offended by this, I would also like to raise the idea that we cannot simply make everything we disagree with go away. Like I said, many of us who live in the West are lucky to have the freedom of speech, expression and information and with that comes the bad as well as the good. People are going to have very different opinions as well as likes and dislikes, but are going to have to accept the law as it is, and if they feel that strongly against it, we live in a democracy where we do have the power to speak out and act against it.