{"id":70854,"date":"2019-12-10T15:33:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=70854"},"modified":"2019-12-10T15:33:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T14:33:38","slug":"i-am-against-hate-speech-bill-umeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/i-am-against-hate-speech-bill-umeh\/","title":{"rendered":"I am against Hate Speech Bill-Umeh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A former senator who presented\u00a0 Anambra state Central zone\u00a0 at the upper legislative chamber, Sen. Victor Umeh\u00a0 has kicked against the hate speech Bill before the National Assembly.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Umeh who spoke to this reporter during\u00a0 the 60th anniversary of\u00a0 Bubendorf Grammar School Adazi-Nnukwu in Anaocha local governments of Anambra yesterday, described the bill as an attempt to gag Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I\u201d I\u2019m no longer in the senate, but if I am still in senate, I will oppose it because such a Bill is an attempt to gag Nigerians and deny them the freedom of speech. There is no clear definition of what constitutes hate speech,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said the Bill even, if it eventually becomes law will not work because, it\u00a0 does not have comprehensive definition of hate speech.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe hate speech is amorphous word and what constitutes hate speech is not clear. Is hate speech when somebody says government is not doing well, or when somebody complains about the actions\u00a0 of leaders, \u201d he affirmed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to him, the only thing that could remove hate speech in the system is when things are done properly, equitably and fair to all.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>IUmeh asked, if someone feels marginalised and neglected by the system and voices out his\/her pains, will the person be charged for hate speech?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said people tend to use harsh words on those in authority because they are aggrieved and\u00a0\u00a0 have lost confidence in those in government, nobody can stop them from using harsh words.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Umeh said that people are using harsh words to heat up the system because they felt marginalised and neglected by the system.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Instead of sponsoring bill against free speech, he said, the senate should sponsor bill that makes every person to have a sense of belonging in the Nigeria\u2019 enterprise, saying that when everybody is happy there would be no need for hate speech<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former senator who presented\u00a0 Anambra state Central zone\u00a0 at the upper legislative chamber, Sen. 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