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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by didibus on Thursday September 28, 2017 @12:57AM (#15354749)
Never ever thought of reading about Larry Flynt, but just did, interesting person. He did get shot and was paralyzed, never charged the shooter, and even spoke against his death penalty. A big supporter of the first amendment, claims the media coverage in Hustler is more accurate then modern media, and this awesome quote of him:

> Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.

Not the kind of wikipedia entry I was expecting at all.

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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by jedberg on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:33AM (#15354881)
There is a movie called "The People vs. Larry Flynt". It stars Woody Harrelson and Courtney Love.

It's an excellent film, and it's the story of how he got started and ends with his case in front of the Supreme Court.

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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by technotony on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:05AM (#15354789)
Just to help others reading this comment, here's a link to the widipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Flynt
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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by KGIII on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:18AM (#15354830)
The shooter didn't need to be charged. He went on a killing spree, usually targeting interracial people and/or just black people. He was a serial killer and was caught, convicted, and jailed. (I forget if he got the death penalty.)

The killer did kill the guy that was with Larry at the time. My memory is fuzzy and Google is so very far away, but I think it was his lawyer and that it happened outside of a courthouse. I seem to recall that he was going to court on a free speech matter and that the killer hadn't specifically started off with the intent of killing Larry, he just happened to be there around the right time so added Larry to his list of folks he felt needed killing for promoting interracial relationships.

Obviously the shooter was both insane and a racist. I seem to recall Larry making statements about leniency towards the shooter. There's a movie about it and several documentaries. The movie features much nudity, but the documentaries are much more tame.

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