Sedition in college campuses

If it incites that too...the speech should be labeled as worth curtailing.

@TheHorse ...Here they want to scrap "sedition laws"..

@vandana7 Here in the US, the First Amendment doesn't protect overt hate speech or inciting a riot. At least that's how I understand it.

Yes, and there should be some uniformity too across the world..

@LadyDuck ...but don't you think it is time...we had something of the sorts?

@vandana7 I fear that we will never see uniformity across the world. Even the different states in the United States have different laws same here in Europe, every single state has different laws.

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@thesids ..Yeah...Jalebi is the culprit..lol

@vandana7 Now I know better why our India is in such bad shape and even why our PM realized this and set up the ToDo - Swachch Bharat and also the toilet abhiyaan

But if it involves the name of the country and anything negative about it, I would say it is sedition.

@arthurchappell ...Criticise the government...why the country? Like ...xyz country down down...is that ok? xyz country will be broken into pieces? Is that ok? I don't think so...at least not to me..

@vandana7 people should have every right to criticise how their country is being run if they don't like it

We now have beautiful thing called social media for asking those changes. Why must we shout...I agree..sloganeering is not correct way of going with it. Instead, appealing to others reasoning is.

@vandana7 Yes one must be tactful and diplomatic. I think? haha but from what I have seen, some do accomplish desired changes by being bold. Social media is wonderful for changes.

People in my country are not smart enough to know the meaning of the word "peace"...when asked to do something peacefully ...they look for "pieces"...SMH.

@vandana7 In my country we have always had to fight our independence ... the first verse says: Glory to the brave people who threw the yoke! ... Then I say that sometimes the people in revolt are tired and unfortunately fall into violence ... we live here always calm, but when the voice should be lifted there are all the patriotic feeling.

@vandana7 I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you partially on the other two which were deemed anti-national and seditious in nature. I believe it would be acceptable and not seditious if there are facts to support the what is being said. I'm sure there is really nothing wrong when there are facts of actual event to support it. Like Beijing is very polluted and very poor air which is both supported scientifically and physically. So there is nothing seditious when someone uses this to refute some arguments that Beijing is an ideal place to stay or retire.

Oh I do agree. But as I mentioned somewhere...if they say a political party down down, it is acceptable. If they say a member of the political party down down it is acceptable. But if they say xyz country down down..it is not acceptable. If they say xyz country will be broken into pieces...it is not acceptable. The first two are freedom of speech, the other two are anti-national and seditious in nature.

Obviously judges also differ in their way of thinking..lol

Riots are bad...in India they burn bus tires..which causes a lot of pollution..and it burns for longer as well...buses are burnt automobiles are burnt...anything that leads to such agitations should be termed seditious and those uttering such things should go behind the bars for life. But it does not happen. One of the Kashmiri now a journalist recalls that when he was young it was simple slogans and banners before it became something for militant groups. I do agree on power of chanting, sloganeering, banners, etc.

Yes...but laws needed to be changed too. When laws were framed youngsters were not participating in politics, voting age was 21 so most would be graduates by the time, and not in college campuses. Now, 18 years old can vote. So relevant laws should change too.

Yes, I know...:(

I am not sure the US first amendment as Pony has pointed below would allow XYZ country down down, XYZ country bad bad, XYZ country should be broken into pieces... Have a problem with policies? Address the slogan on the policy... Have a problem with government? Address the slogan on the government... Have a problem with minister? Address the slogan on the minister But saying it about a country whether mine or another person's is sedition alright. How can those guys sitting there in those chairs as judges qualify as judges if they can't distinguish such simple thing. And when our sedition laws were passed, voting age was 21. So college campuses did not qualify because such things were not possible in the campus. But with voting age having been reduced to 18, college campuses should be included for considering any seditious stuff. Merely because relevant laws were not amended because of oversight does not mean that such things are alright in college campuses. Vanny's judgment. lol.

@yashvino ...Unlike in the US..folks here like to hide what their children are doing...first the nation, then the children that should be the rule..it is opposite here.

@vandana7 Yes, Your Honor...lol... I am thinking, why are the parents of all those students quiet?? Didn't they teach their kids anything basic about what is right and what is wrong??