He will swerve the question. He equates racial or homophobic abuse with calling someone ugly or fat. It's fine though because words aren't violence and words can't hurt.

Stirling is simply an extremist - a free speech taliban at best.

I'm fed up with repeating myself for the hard of reading. If you genuinely want to know the answer take your lazy self back into the thread and fine out.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

You should be careful when attributing reasons for suicide. It's a whole thread on its own. There are multiple reasons for it with genes being a big factor amongst others.

No one sensible supports destructive feedback as healthy for anyone. However, life isn't just about the angels of our nature but its holistic reality. When people try to frame 'words as violence' then you go down a road with huge dangers for the suppression of ideas.

The law quite rightly bans 'incitement to violence' and that is what words can be.....words can only ever portray intent....that's all they can do. To take a step beyond that isn't only logically bereft but it's a step along the path to Orwell's nightmare of 'thoughtcrime'.

Idiots who seriously abuse people in various ways are already dealt with by law. There is no requirement to start introducing any further concepts.

Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Aug 2017 3.33am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Simple yes or no answer will do.

Not trying to start an argument with you. Just can't understand how you can believe some words don't lead to volience and everyone should be entitled to say what they like including by definition racism.

No one wants to turn stadiums in to library's that would be awful and silly to suggest. But racism isn't wanted in stadiums.

Your comments the ones I've read do infer and sorry if I've missed something, but they do infer that everyone should have the right to say what they like.

IF that's actually what you think ok.

Side stepping the direct question only leads people to see one answer.

Although I'm not excusing you of being racist so please don't think that. I just find it hard to acknowledge there are still people in my great city who would turn a blind eye to it and call it freedom of speach.

What evidence do you have to suggest that? As someone who has experienced long-term mental health issues through myself, friends and family, I can tell you there are a whole multitude of reasons for mental illness.

I find your b******isation of suicide statistics quite offensive, I demand that you be silenced! (last sentence was a joke, obviously)

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Read my last reply back to Maple, it covers the same territory.

If there is something that this doesn't answer that you point out then I'll happily tackle it.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)