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Offensive language
By Steven | June 21, 2010
“Of course we have freedom of speech in New Zealand, but that doesn’t mean we have to use that freedom of speech to cause offence to people, particularly to overseas visitors.”
— Murray McCully, criticising Greens leader Russel Norman for his protest against Chinese human rights abuses in Tibet.
“Freedom to speak only inoffensively isn’t worth having.”
— Sir Stephen Sedley, overturning the conviction of a protester in Redmond-Bate v DPP
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