Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:48:32 -0400
From: Phil Ryan <pryan-AT-ccs.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: HAB: samizdat




Jerry W. Shepperd wrote:

> If you have been a member of the list for any length of time, you will have
> noticed that Mr. Welfare gets his jollies by making ridiculous, half-cocked
> statements and then watching others react.  He has the right to make his
> statements, no matter how outrageous.

Actually, Welfare's ignorant statement could be prosecuted under hate speech
legislation in Canada, and, I suspect, in quite a number of other
jurisdictions.

Phil Ryan




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