Comments on: Wrong target, people… http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/07/wrong-target-people/ English, Rationalist and Liberal Conservative Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/07/wrong-target-people/#comment-16332 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:17:41 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/07/wrong-target-people/#comment-16332 One man's incitement is another man's freedom of speech. I also think this is different because the actions taken by the man were not those encouraged or said by Straw. If Straw had said that and someone had done it you could argue that Straw encouraged them. But as Straw said do X and someone else did Y it seems extremely unreasonable to blame Straw! One man’s incitement is another man’s freedom of speech.

I also think this is different because the actions taken by the man were not those encouraged or said by Straw.

If Straw had said that and someone had done it you could argue that Straw encouraged them. But as Straw said do X and someone else did Y it seems extremely unreasonable to blame Straw!

]]> by: Raw Carrot http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/07/wrong-target-people/#comment-16292 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:36:09 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/07/wrong-target-people/#comment-16292 How far can you take this? Had Jack Straw said "go out and steal hijabs, jibjabs and niqabs", would we still blame the random man? Or would Jack have to take some responsibility? How far can you take this? Had Jack Straw said “go out and steal hijabs, jibjabs and niqabs”, would we still blame the random man? Or would Jack have to take some responsibility?

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