As humans we have all heard and said things that where cruel and often hurtful. How ever thankfully we live in a society where that is allow and sadly sometimes encouraged. Even in a democracy such as ours the people in power determine the laws, and because of these those people have the power to create laws that favor them(though this power is far more limited in a democracy then other forms of government). Free speech allows us to further limit this through the power of mural knowledge. By placing a limit on free speech, even in an attempt to save others harm, opens a doorway better left closed. It sets a precedent that there are limits to our speech and over time clever and morally questionable people will continue to silence our collective voices until we can longer object to their demands and selfish desires. The power of speech is great and in the wrong hands it can be devastating, which you can see here. However we should never silence those voices because in doing so we move closer to silencing our own.
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