If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied...

Insider trading

Perjury

Conspiracy

Are today’s baseball pitchers faster than a few years ago, or is it that radar guns have improved and get the pitch speed as it is released rather than as it reaches the plate?

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

You have freedom of speech. If I loan you my computer, I can tell you not to use it for certain things, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.

Why is my elder sister so mean?

Insurrection

Child pornography

Fraud

What’s the worst thing you caught anyone in your family doing?

If you’re wondering why free speech doesn’t apply to the internet, it’s because you have no right to use other people’s stuff for free.

Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Everyone says the pet population is out of control. Everyone says you MUST spay or neuter your pets. No one wants to talk about how its almost $1,000 to spay or neuter a pet. Why is it so expensive if its so necessary? Animal shelters do it for free.

False advertising

Revealing classified information

You have freedom to travel. If I loan you my car, I can tell you not to take it out of town, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.

Why is my ex mad I moved on when he dumped me?

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

That’s what it is. You have no right to use other people’s stuff. If people let you use their stuff, they can tell you how you can use it, and they can tell you to stop using it any time they want.

How do I maintain and care for granite countertops in a coastal climate like Pompano Beach?

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

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