The Blarg of Fosnez

After the Censorship affair earlier this year , Nine MSN contacted a moderator from Encyclopedia Dramatica (the "Evil Twin" of Wikipedia). Image Source What follows is a demonstration of well thought out, logical, calm and convincing discussion on the merits of absolute free speech.

It is fitting, that in my last post I spoke about freedom of speech, only today to find this story . Although the article is (unsurprisingly for new.com.au) lite on facts, it would appear that the Westboro Baptist Church is planning to protest the national day of morning for the victims of the 2009 Victorian bushfires. This is the same group that has completed other classy acts like protesting at soldier's funerals in America and thanking god for " dead miners " after an accident at a coal mine in 2006 . Just recently the "church" has decided to take this "act" international and have said they would protest at a children's play in the UK . While the article about the Australian protests does not actually say they will be coming here, I think they are planning to... With all the people wanting to burn Brendan Sokaluk at the stake over his roles in the fires, I can only imagine that people will be none too amused with the Westboros stirring up crap...

Welcome to The Lodge Mr Rudd. Here is your guide to statehood: Thoughtcrime 101 Under what I can presume to only be some obscure anti-terrorism law (isn't that what all the "interesting" laws are today?), Victoria Police want to ban messages being posted on internet blogs about accused firebug Brendan Sokaluk. Under what law exactly I would like to know. Now, the police wanting to block the blogs, the police's lawyers wanting to block the blogs, and the police's lawyers actually being able to block the blogs are three separate things. I am sure that the police want to be able to do on the spot searches, and require you to give them your papers when asked. Also, free doughnuts would be expected from all store selling them. I'm sure in their minds "you have nothing to hide if you have done nothing wrong" is just fine. A Police State sounds like Utopia to them I am sure. Now, the lawyers may find some obscure law to justify this banning of these blog...