My personal philosophy is an ethical hedonism. Do what you like, so long as you don't interfere with another's ability to do the same.
While I (obviously) don't have all the details in this case, I don't think the comedian should be confronted with any legal problems here. The people who sent threatening messages, should. Now, if the comedian had been asking his audience to harass this person, that's a different story. While it sucks in this particular case, I do think the rights of free speech are important to uphold, especially for those in comedy and satire.
That doesn't mean I think the comedian's topics were moral or decent, but morality and legality are two different subjects and I think it's important not to conflate the two.
I'd have to agree with you, even if I personally find their act deplorable, I don't see any serious reason for legal actions. As he broke no laws as far as I could tell.
While I would tentatively agree, I'd also advise strong caution. Some people claim that gay marriage is immoral, and it certainly shouldn't be illegal. The problem with conflating morality and legality is that I've yet to find two people who can agree 100% on morality. So if we ask that our legal system enforce morality, then what we're really asking is for whoever is in charge of said system to enforce their own personal morality, regardless of our feelings about the matter.
My personal philosophy is an ethical hedonism. Do what you like, so long as you don't interfere with another's ability to do the same.
While I (obviously) don't have all the details in this case, I don't think the comedian should be confronted with any legal problems here. The people who sent threatening messages, should. Now, if the comedian had been asking his audience to harass this person, that's a different story. While it sucks in this particular case, I do think the rights of free speech are important to uphold, especially for those in comedy and satire.
That doesn't mean I think the comedian's topics were moral or decent, but morality and legality are two different subjects and I think it's important not to conflate the two.
I'd have to agree with you, even if I personally find their act deplorable, I don't see any serious reason for legal actions. As he broke no laws as far as I could tell.
True, but the law shout srive to stay as close to morality as possible, most of the time.
While I would tentatively agree, I'd also advise strong caution. Some people claim that gay marriage is immoral, and it certainly shouldn't be illegal. The problem with conflating morality and legality is that I've yet to find two people who can agree 100% on morality. So if we ask that our legal system enforce morality, then what we're really asking is for whoever is in charge of said system to enforce their own personal morality, regardless of our feelings about the matter.
Of course, that's what I meant by "most of the time".