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Re:Rackspace Shuts Down Koran-Burning Web Site by twymer on Thursday September 09, 2010 @03:30PM (#1676582)
I feel like it's important to compare this to things in the "real world".

You have the right to free speech, but you're probably going to be quickly ordered to leave a church if you begin swearing loudly.

You have the right to bear arms, but buildings are free to forbid you bring in weapons of any sort.

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Re:Rackspace Shuts Down Koran-Burning Web Site by rbanffy on Thursday September 09, 2010 @03:54PM (#1676676)
I am not sure the analogies work. It's a Rackspace server on a Rackspace datacenter but nobody is swearing loudly in or carrying weapons into Rackspace's offices.
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Re:Rackspace Shuts Down Koran-Burning Web Site by twymer on Thursday September 09, 2010 @07:35PM (#1677342)
The weapons being a legal sense. Despite having the legal right to concealed carry, a building can forbid you from bringing it inside.

They are all just cases of someone who is providing a service being able to give stipulations over what can occur there. A church won't let you swear, some places don't want you to concealed carry, and a hosting provider doesn't want you to organize hatred.

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