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May 6, 2015 12:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/0GAFCD3n8Ao/canadian-town-outlaws-online-insults-to-police-and-officials
Canadian Town Outlaws Online Insults To Police and Officials
Pig Hogger writes: The Canadian town of Granby, Québec, just strengthened its municipal bylaw that prohibits insulting police officers and town officials by extending its "jurisdiction" to online postings. Fines range from $100 to $1,000. The town's mayor said, "In my opinion, if I threaten you via my keyboard, it's as though I am making that threat right in front of you. For me, it's the same thing." Critics worry about the implications for freedom of speech, and wonder why police and officials should get protection an average citizen does not.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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