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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by BenjiWiebe on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:23PM (#14326464)
Personally I wouldn't have a problem with criminalizing saying mean things, as long as the penalty was reasonably. Utopia...
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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by randyrand on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:37PM (#14326621)
People wouldn't be able to vent their emotions. Lots of 'fake happiness'. Sounds like torture to me..

Honestly this would make a great movie - a society where being mean is outlawed.

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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by jtuente on Friday May 12, 2017 @03:11PM (#14326942)
There's an episode of Black Mirror that protrays something akin to it, season 3 episode 1, somewhat like China's citizenship score.
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