Lara Johnstone

Well Said, I agree!

Either everyone has free speech, or none of us do.

In a real democracy there is no such thing as the ‘right not to be insulted’.

Anyway, I called Mandela a ‘kaffir’ as an act of civil disobedience in 2007; and Mandela never filed any charges of ‘crimen injuria’ against me; so Mandela clearly must support the principle of freedom of expresison, over the ‘right not to be insulted’ (unlike Patricia de lille)

It will be interesting to find out who filed these charges against this man; whom was the person who ‘was unlawfully, intentionally and seriously insulted in their dignity’?

Lara

Louis

All rights have limitations. Your freedom of movement is, for instance, controlled by access control, road rules, etc. Some restrictions on human rights are more obvious than others. Criminals have their right of movement and free association limited by being sent to prison. Some would argue, and I agree, that their right to vote must also be restricted. While our provisions on free speech are very liberal, “kaffir” and “one settler one bullit” are regarded as hate speech and must be seen as such. Personally I regard being called a racist in similar light. Our history simply does not afford anyone the right to apply that term without qualifying it. Arresting someone for this or hate speech in general is rediculous. Similarly: being found guilty of hate speech should not carry either jail time or a fine as sentencing. Community service should do the trick. Just my few cents worth…

johannes

One can not remix our national anthem and claim its freedom of expression, the National Anthem need to be respected and he can not be using the K… word in this world, those days have passed he deserves what ever come to him, l call upon Sun City to terminate their contract with Falcon Security Company.

Miguelito

We are on the rocky road to a totalitarian dictatorship under President Malema – just wait and see.

The world may implode before this according to Mayan prophesies

Miguelito

Churchill once said, if I am correct, that the world was for the few and for the very few.

Jon

Sensible man! Mandela could probably shuffle to a kwaito rap ditty all about a particularly bad-tasting white-pattied fatty artery-clogging junk food known as a “Benjaminburger”.

me

the k word is more than an insult,u need to get help urself

Makalo

Benjaminburger such a silly name..was rightfully arrested..

Scapegoat

Look he’s out of line with the kaffir tag but all this shows is that only the white man can be racist. Stories like the Reitz 4 and this one receive global attention but no one gives a **** about the fact that true racist KAFFIRS invade white people’s homes and proceed to pour boiling water over them, cutting women’s breasts off before raping them and finally murdering (in many cases, those who do alot of charity work for blacks) white people. Again, only the white man can be racist.

kabo letlhogela

wat about the four south africans who were arrested at botswana for saying the president looks like a khoisan?

Peace

Why can we all not live together in peace. That is what Mr Mandela fought for and that is what we recieved. Now is the time to live in it. Yes what Mr Burger did was not right, but comments given on this page also include insults. Jon, Me, Makalo and Scapegoat you feel offended by what Mr Burger said, but you are doing the same by insalting him now and others now. Let the law deal with Mr Burger and let us live in peace with oneather.