By Natasha Lomas
Published: Monday 06 August 2007
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Name
Joe Whitehead
Location
USA
Occupation
PC Tech
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In the USA we have a concept called the 'heckler's veto'. It essentially says that so long as we're not preventing them from getting their views out, we can talk as loud as we want. Note that this concept doesn't say one way or the other about the actual content. Posting comments about their advertisements is more than fair for the context. We should be able to discuss their compaigns if they annoy us - especially since what happens in one country may very well spread!
they probably weren't prepared for the level and s...
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In the USA we have a concept called the 'heckler's...
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