Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 - Read OP

"Oh I had a giggle" is neither addressing nor disrcediting - and as usual you know this!

The facts are simple: you and Bullitt are just getting "butthurt" as you call it because you got called out for lying and not being able to actrually debate something and attacked me and not my arguments because you can't debate the issues raised. Simple as that. And the fact that soon the laws are going to be brought in to make it harder for you to lie just makes the tears saltier :) :)

You'll probaby post here again with a lie and some other personal crap, but I'm not gonna read it.

Hasta la vista - my point is proven, I'm out of here, have a nice weekend. Viva la Revolution!

Oh I don’t want it to be anything, it’s an opinion, and one that someone is free to hold.

Yet again though, you think it’s not hate speech etc, but someone else may very well do, because why not? Are you going to tell them how to feel when they can whatever way they please?

Case in point, no argument at all in here about the legislations, just a post packed with “feelings”, and then heads off in a huff.

Sees an opinion that differs to theirs, says “my point is proven” (it’s not), and throws in some jargon. Off ya pop.

You’re correct in stating that having to use extreme examples to try to validate your position isn’t a very strong position to be in. It’s like when you gave this example earlier by way of demonstrating the real world impact of the legislation:

Example for you then, a priest says that all homosexuals must be cast out as they live in sin, and how it’s written in the bible. Would you have that priest arrested and the bible banned from shops?

Here’s how that extreme example actually played out in the real world:

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/kerry-priest-says-gay-politicians-going-to-hell-if-they-dont-repent-1386373.html

He was just basically ignored, in spite of all the media attention which hoped to make something of it. He wasn’t arrested, he wasn’t even cautioned. Even the Bishop was mortified for him 😂

The bishop on Tuesday apologised for the comments made by Fr Sheehy, saying he was aware of “the deep upset and hurt” the comments had caused. Bishop Browne said the views expressed were not representative of Christianity.

To which he responded by claiming, similar to what you’re suggesting, that anyone who disagrees with his views, wants to silence him:

Fr Sheehy also said the Bishop of Kerry was muzzling the truth in order to appease people who did not want to face reality.

The intent of the legislation isn’t to silence anyone, it’s intent couldn’t be clearer, and primarily what it’s intended to do is repeal the current legislation and replace it with updated legislation which reflects the needs of modern Irish society. It’s practically a copy and paste job of the current legislation, with a few minor tweaks. The real world impact you’re imagining is just that - it’s not real, it’s entirely in your imagination.

My example actually happened in the real world, as you proved. It’s not nearly as extreme as what the other poster tried to use and it actually happened, so there is that.

Was it ignored? Made the news, didn’t it? That priest was on the radio as well, wasn’t he?

He is free to say that all he wants, as he should be. Silencing him would infringe on everyone’s own right to listen and make their own mind up, we don’t need anyone, or law, to tell us what we can and can’t hear.

You’re comparing apples to oranges, I’m afraid.

I’m not comparing apples to oranges at all. You gave an extreme example by way of making your point about what you consider will be the real world impact of this legislation, that anyone who doesn’t share your opinion doesn’t see.

The point wasn’t that your example happened, the point was that what you’re claiming would be the outcome, didn’t happen, nor would it happen.