Freedom of Speech and those that fight to protect it.....

x Frosty x·1/4/2016, 12:34:30 AM·5 votes·2,288 views

So... I fought for my freedoms... along with yours in my service to our great country. I continue to serve my country in my current career... but I'm getting a chat restriction due to saying "fuck" once each game for 3 games? You've got to be kidding me right? I've copied the logs... they're laughable at what you'd want to silence someone over. Yet it appears that you've created at soft skinned community that is more than willing to report someone they might disagree with or feel offended by when they see a swear word.... how about you grow the f*ck up... people die on the battlefield to protect those right.. and here you want to silence them... you should be ashamed.

46 Comments

LukeTheSheppy1/4/2016, 12:36:24 AM24 votes

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free_speech.png

Here OP. This will clear some things up.

Deep Terror Nami1/4/2016, 12:42:44 AM14 votes

I served too. Doesn't make me think I should be a jerk and ruin everyone's day.

And no, you didn't get a chat restriction for occasionally saying "fuck". Share your chat logs.

Makior721/4/2016, 2:14:49 AM11 votes

Dont try to pull the veteran card to justify being an asshole. You give other vets a bad name.

Randomonium1/4/2016, 2:39:04 AM10 votes

Currently I've served 8 year active duty. You'd think after serving you'd know more about the Constitution that you swore to protect. Freedom of speech doesn't mean you get to be a dick to other people. If you're really blameless post your chat logs.

Rebellions1/4/2016, 12:55:54 PM9 votes

If you have to pull the Veteran card, and the best thing that you can say about your words to defend yourself is "It isn't illegal" then you are an asshole. Besides you're the one up here complaining that you got punished in a Video Game.... Remind me, who's the soft skinned one again?

Uiraya1/4/2016, 12:38:41 AM7 votes

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free_speech.png

IcyPepper1/4/2016, 12:38:22 AM7 votes

Before complaining about it, you should know what freedom of speech is.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Your freedom of speech isn't being compromised. By playing the game, and clicking ACCEPT when starting the game to the TOS, you have agreed to certain standards. A chat restriction isn't a violation of freedom of speech, it's limiting a service provided because you violated the agreement but they haven't completely terminated your account.

Read the TOS before you agree to it. Read the first amendment before you complain about your freedom of speech.

It's not illegal to say "fuck," that's basically your argument here. Just because it's not illegal doesn't mean you have a right to play the game if you choose not to follow the rules, because they don't have to let you play the game at all. Read. The. TOS.

Boosterino1/4/2016, 1:37:50 AM6 votes

The terms of service state that by playing, your now under Riot's rules. You can't tell your boss: "Hey, fuck you" And not expect to be fired, or at least reprimanded.

EvilDustMan1/4/2016, 1:38:48 AM4 votes

It's not bad to say 'fuck' in league. I do it ALL the time.

Arakadia1/4/2016, 5:51:26 AM4 votes

I highly doubt your a vet. Its not soft-skin, its you said someting else, more than wat your telling us. People aren't dieing on the battlefeild to keep free speech.... its not some civil war over free speech. You got warnings, you kept going, your fault. If its a soft-skinned community you should break the "enter" button off your keyboard. This whole "soft-skinned" community shouldn't have to change to your beliefs and your thoughts that people shouldn't care about whats said to them. Theres something called respect, whether it hurts someones feelings or not, your being disrespectful. You don't care what others say to you, but its still disrespectfull. Your probably someone who really doesn't care (or more likely pretends not to in order to be cool and "swaggy")

Vreivai1/4/2016, 2:25:45 AM3 votes

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I've copied the logs... they're laughable at what you'd want to silence someone over.

Then let's see them. I highly doubt you were banned just for saying fuck.

PDE5 Inhibitors1/4/2016, 12:41:01 AM2 votes

I agree with your point about how sensitive this gaming community is, your idea of free speech is completely wrong.

DeynaTaggerung1/4/2016, 2:01:35 AM2 votes

Rioters have mentioned several times that they aren't opposed to people swearing in game. It's not about the specific words that you use, but about the way that you say it. Did you get angry and say something rude/mean to somebody. If you're rude to somebody in their establishment they're allowed to kick you out. Different people and places have different rules and policies but that is very much their right.

Dominick Destine1/4/2016, 12:40:37 AM1 votes

In my country it's called "Liberty of Expression" .... but I am familiar with the freedom of speech argument.

It doesn't apply to the private sector, which League of Legends falls under. Legit violations of liberty of expression are performed regularly by the feminist government in the U.S. , but in terms of League? that's nonsense.

The comic being linked fails pretty hard but for entirely different reasons.

Randomonium4/11/2016, 4:11:49 AM1 votes

Active duty military here. Please don't talk about the freedoms you are protecting when you obviously have no idea what those freedoms actually are. I thought this stuff was taught at boot camp (or 7th grade history) but apparently not. Freedom of speech only protects you from the government censoring what you say or throwing you in jail for having an unpopular opinion. Freedom of speech does NOT give you the right to swear at people or generally be an ass.

xReadyPlayerOnex1/4/2016, 1:46:43 AM1 votes

Glad all the lawyers came out to give you the legal free speech definition.

It's RIOT's fault we have ragers and trolls. It's that simple. They try to do something about it but essentially they have given us a horrible means for communicating our extreme frustration against complete assholes that are trolling us and IN THE REAL WORLD, when someone pisses in your cereal, you punch them in the face.... so it's completely understandable that if someone fucks up your hour long activity that you enjoy when someone isn't FUCKING IT UP, that you want to scream at them or retaliate somehow. The real problem is they don't want to appear to ban people for playing their game. In any way they want to play it... So if someone runs from one nexus to the other, just to die, to fuck up your game... to piss in your cereal... you can't punch them in the face... because of the above dumb asses that think that expressing dissent is the same as being that kind of toxic fuck that we don't want around. It's sad, but no one makes the distinction.

2 Weezy Baby1/4/2016, 1:00:23 AM1 votes

You seem like a little kid who got put on timeout.

x Frosty x1/4/2016, 12:49:29 AM1 votes

How would I post the chat log? Can I go back to it somehow?

But I digress... you get my point.. this community gets so butt hurt from its self entitlement of "you have to do as I say/think or I'm going to report you" is quite bullshit... and no I'm not sorry if that offends you... I DO have the right to offend you.. that comes with saying anything that is on my mind... now if I were to do it repeatedly in a hostile manner that could be construed as harassment, but alas I never talk to my team that often I'm usually saying "wp" to an opponent as they smash me... I respect people that can show me flares of skill even though it might result in my death... but if you're going to report me for a "fuck off" when you're intentionally trolling... yea... you can do exactly that.

FatesDefiler5/19/2016, 12:40:19 AM1 votes

america isn't free. she fought to gain independence from britian but never the vatican, and the vatican has ruined her. you didn't 'fight' for anything except your own financial interests and to further debt enslave the rest of the people of this country. you're not a hero, you're a bully a liar and a coward. your badge, your uniform, and your medals are marks of treason.