"The trouble is we often don't know the difference between free speech and hate speech," Moon said. Moon said such views are a threat to the right to free speech. "It puts the definition of free speech at the whim of people pursuing that line," he said. Freedom of speech, Moon said, was the foundation of a modern, diverse and democratic society. Moon said kneejerk calls from police and the Human Rights communision to introduce hate-speech laws will have the unitended consequence of suppressing free speech.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 03, 2017 19:48 UTC