When the right not to hear overrides the right to free speech.

If there was a definition of political correctness it would be that opposite points of view are not allowed. In which, case I am definitely politically incorrect.

But is there ever a time when expressing your opposite point of view is wrong?

In the case of the written word we all have the option of not to read it and in the broadcast word we have the option to use the on/off switch.

What if your audience doesn’t want to hear what you have to say and has no way of not hearing it? What if in their opinion they find what you are saying deeply offensive and insulting and have no way of escaping your abuse?

Does their right not to hear you override your right to say it anyway?

The recent case of Ms Emma West on a south London tram spouting of a tirade of abuse to anyone who was not British and white was a perfect example of the phrase – You have the right to your own opinion just keep it to yourself.

As you can see in the video below she takes exception to the amount of black and foreign people sharing her tram ride. To her they had no right to even be on the same tram as her let alone share her country with her. What she didn’t consider was how many of those she was abusing were tourists here on holiday and how many were actually born in this country and would have no other country to call home if she got her wish to send them “home”.

It is of no surprise to hear that Ms West is currently on remand in jail awaiting sentence for this public order offence and her children, one of who was sitting on her lap during her outburst are in care while her future freedom is decided on by the courts.

I believe in free speech but I also believe in a person’s right not to hear what you have to say.