Indian skeptic charged with 'blasphemy' for revealing a fake miracle

[Torie]

The British can certainly blamed for stirring up religious hatred. They did not create it, but they did exploit it. Repeatedly.

I support the existence of these laws but it really should be used judiciously. This guy did not do this to fan anti-Christian fervor nor did he do this to provoke a violent reaction from Christians.

You don't favor a First Amendment for India sbane? Enforcing a law "judiciously" sounds like a recipe for enhancing government power, favoritism and abuse. That runs the risk of opening up Pandora's Box, as authorities decide what is PC, and what is not.

[Torie]

The US standard is that the speech has a clear and present immediate danger of hurting folks (I think it is called the "imminent harm" standard or something). What India is doing is a long way from that. And hate speech is protected in the US (Nazi's have a right to march in Jewish Skokie, Ill, which has or had a fair number of holocaust survivors), absent it falling into the clear and present danger zone. Heck under the India standard, a dozen posters here would be in legal danger for what they post about the LDS, don't you think? And how does one separate out what may be painful truths from hate?