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Are you free to express your thoughts in your country?
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In India any one having muscle power, money power, political power can make any statement & get away with that...There have been several anti Hindu & anti Brahmin statements made by the person who is banned in this site...Even the nonagenarian ex CM has made several controversial statement on the same topic & has earned the ire of TB's...So far he not been convicted for any of the cases slapped on him...In fact we have too much freedom of expression..Freedom comes with responsibility...But in Tamil Nadu these so called leaders care two hoots for their responsibilities as a citizen of this country
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Police across the country continue to use the law to book people for making offensive comments on social media, blissfully unaware of its deletion from the IT Act.
Last November, police in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh arrested 25-year-old Sattar Khan for allegedly making offensive remarks about the RSS chief on social media. Reacting to pressure from angry protestors, the police filed a criminal case against Khan. But months later, the police were in a fix. “We don’t know how to proceed because we came to know later that the Section 66A was struck down by the SC [Supreme Court],” a police officer told the Indian Express.
The police officer’s dilemma shows the huge gap between judicial pronouncements by courts and their implementation on the ground.
Section 66A was a broadly worded provision for regulating anyone using a computer or other electronic communication device. It prohibited content that was “grossly offensive,” had “menacing character,” or caused “annoyance” or “inconvenience” and provided for up to three years of imprisonment for those convicted under the act.
Before the Supreme Court overturned the law, it was mostly used to arrest peaceful critics of politicians or state policies – including two students complaining about a political strike on social media.
Many in India and around the world welcomed the decision as a big win for freedom of expression online .Yes, last year, the Supreme Court set an important standard for freedom of expression in India. But it will mean little if the authorities don’t promptly act to ensure that a bad law is no longer used.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/09/protecting-freedom-expression-india
Last November, police in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh arrested 25-year-old Sattar Khan for allegedly making offensive remarks about the RSS chief on social media. Reacting to pressure from angry protestors, the police filed a criminal case against Khan. But months later, the police were in a fix. “We don’t know how to proceed because we came to know later that the Section 66A was struck down by the SC [Supreme Court],” a police officer told the Indian Express.
The police officer’s dilemma shows the huge gap between judicial pronouncements by courts and their implementation on the ground.
Section 66A was a broadly worded provision for regulating anyone using a computer or other electronic communication device. It prohibited content that was “grossly offensive,” had “menacing character,” or caused “annoyance” or “inconvenience” and provided for up to three years of imprisonment for those convicted under the act.
Before the Supreme Court overturned the law, it was mostly used to arrest peaceful critics of politicians or state policies – including two students complaining about a political strike on social media.
Many in India and around the world welcomed the decision as a big win for freedom of expression online .Yes, last year, the Supreme Court set an important standard for freedom of expression in India. But it will mean little if the authorities don’t promptly act to ensure that a bad law is no longer used.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/09/protecting-freedom-expression-india
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Is it really adds more value to the content of the thread ……? but I think it actualy reveals the intent of his mind. LOL
P.S: In that case, that 'Good bye' may be an interim .... please keep on waiting ..... and.. waiting for the final. LOL
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