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Not every country has the same laws as USA.
censoring the video is a bad idea because it goes down the rabbit hole of totalitarianism and thought control that Orwell warned us about.
Goran_K sayscensoring the video is a bad idea because it goes down the rabbit hole of totalitarianism and thought control that Orwell warned us about.
I think it is more about compassion and protecting the dignity of the victims and their families.
It has nothing to do with tyranny with a happy face (also referred to as political correctness or social justice activism).
The banning of his manifesto is simply the hot purely SJW move right now. You know how I know? Because Hitlers speeches where he is demonizing Jews (of which he eventually killed 6 million) are free to watch on YouTube in startling audio quality and video (for the time period) without nary a peep from the SJW lefties.
Goran_K sayscensoring the video is a bad idea because it goes down the rabbit hole of totalitarianism and thought control that Orwell warned us about.
I think it is more about compassion and protecting the dignity of the victims and their families.
It has nothing to do with tyranny with a happy face (also referred to as political correctness or social justice activism).
Being able to view the killers manifesto, his mannerisms, has educational value. If the video was just him shooting people, you might have a point. But his behavior, words, and motivations are crucial in understanding what drives these lunatics.
So if a NZ guy is caught sharing that video with a few friends, he could go to jail for longer than the guy who did the shooting.
It has nothing to do with tyranny
While the video is no doubt offensive, it is an offense against free speech to imprison people for possessing or sharing it.