Submitted by Mamacrass t3_z4u8p6 in nottheonion
randomFrenchDeadbeat t1_ixyffyk wrote
Reply to comment by YakInner4303 in Pointing out spelling mistake leads to contempt conviction for Fiji lawyer by Mamacrass
Dude, that was a public message on facebook, not a remark done in a court of law. Read the damn article.
This has nothing to do with freedom of speech.
Mandatory XKCD:
YakInner4303 t1_ixz8080 wrote
You made a false statement about US law. I corrected you.
The guy spoke in a public forum. The court took action to silence him. Very much a free speech issue.
randomFrenchDeadbeat t1_ixzmv4p wrote
No it is not. Read the damn XKCD.
ShadowDragon8685 t1_iy09w80 wrote
Yes it is. Mocking the court for the court's mistake is very much free speech in the U.S. The government, in the form of the court punishing the mocking party, would very quickly find itself on the wrong side of a ACLU lawsuit for infringing upon free speech.
randomFrenchDeadbeat t1_iy2ogp8 wrote
No, and you are wrong, proof here :
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/court/lautoka-lawyer-convicted-of-contempt-of-court/
ShadowDragon8685 t1_iy2p3qj wrote
> This is in relation to a committal proceeding filed against him by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
Mmmmh, yes, we sure do have a Prime Minister here in the United States.
In case this poster deletes his post full'o ignorance, here it is, in full:
> [–]randomFrenchDeadbeat [score hidden] 8 minutes ago
> No, and you are wrong, proof here :
> https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/court/lautoka-lawyer-convicted-of-contempt-of-court/
randomFrenchDeadbeat t1_iy2pytg wrote
lol
i didnt even check who I was talking to.
you manage to answer twice, and wonder why you got the same answer twice XD
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