jamaica censarship historee

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Queen Ifrica - Freedom Of Speech - Penthouse Records

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nL7PZIIx4

fram mii a yuth inn jamaica mii ear bout oww dem ban certain music. mii agree widd banninn xxplicit lyrics fram being played inn jamaica butt mii disagree widd banninn artists woo mekk politrixx statements. mii neva figgit readinn bout oww certain private companies banned garvey fram wukkinn inn jamaica. juss like laing ann imm partner heavy d decided fe sizzla fram sting. laing ann imm partner heavy d muss fe gitt dat itt was dem woo used stings fe push slackness entartainment fe gitt rich. mii wandar widd awl da treat ann gun bizzness at sting dat gawn fe so lang dat ja guv neva decide fe banned dat.

da joke iss da a latt aff jamaicans bawlinn dat addar countrees might banned ja track ann field athletes cah dat nuh fair. sum jamaica even bunn fiyah wen oyinbo country trii fe banned reggae ann dancehall artists woo bunn fiyah pon oyinbo sodomy slackness

y iss itt jamaicans defend da banninn ann sum wild defendinn da banninn aff addars?

wat appen to jamaicans defending freedom speech ann bunninn fiyah pon censarship?

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Is Jamaica the China of the West?


n July of 2009, I packed a suitcase, grabbed my younger sister by the arm and ventured off to China for the first time. This was way before my luggage was filled with long gowns, sparkly stilettos and hot curlers. Merely a law student at the time, I went off on this excursion with a few pairs of jeans, comfy blouses, and my laptop.

In an era where everything from business transactions to social interactions happen at our fingertips, my laptop served as my gateway to the world. I used Web sites like Google, Facebook, and Yahoo! to keep me connected, no matter where I was.

Almost immediately after E-mailing my parents to tell them I landed safely in China, I signed on to the popular social networking site “Facebook.com” to inform my friends of my safe arrival.

My computer immediately shut down BY ITSELF! Almost like the self-destructing tapes from the Mission Impossible films.

“What Just Happened?” I screamed. “I didn’t press anything.”

Completely puzzled, I slumped back in the large desk chair of my hotel room and watched as my computer restarted without notice.

NO FACEBOOK IN CHINA

Little did I know at the time but the Chinese government had blocked most user-generated sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and some Wikipedia pages. They had even installed something on my computer to prevent me from going on those sites, even when I returned home.

According to ABC News, China’s communist government blocked these Web sites not only to prevent the co-ordination of protesters but also to control the information that Chinese citizens received.

“Living in a place where freedom of speech is part of the Constitution, I was blown away by how strict and how determined China is to hush people,” said a Yahoo! user from the United States.

I felt equally as taken back by the news of this censorship, trying to imagine living in a place where public officials could so control access to information and prohibit vital knowledge flow.

Then it hit me: Do I really have to imagine? I live in Jamaica. Are we much different?

CENSORSHIP IN JAMAICA

The main difference between censorship in Jamaica and China is that public officials in China use digital tools to block already published information from reaching its citizens. In Jamaica, on the other hand, officials use our laws to block public information BEFORE it is even published.

Ha! So I guess Jamaica is a bit more advanced on the censorship track.

Jamaica’s libel and defamation laws are designed to protect an individual’s reputation over and above the right of the public to be informed.

Apart from the obvious self-censorship done by journalists to avoid lawsuits, under the Qualified Privilege defense, courts require that journalists contact public officials prior to publishing potentially defamatory or unfavorable statements.

This gives officials an opportunity to file lawsuits to prevent the publication of this material. All of this has to be settled before you or I, “the public,” can access this sometimes vital information.

In some cases, we may have to wait months or even years for the possibility of finding out what our politicians are doing, or the truth about where our hard-earned tax dollars are being spent.

So, are we much different from communist China?

http://freespeechjamaica.com/is-jamaica-the-china-of-the-west.html

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tink pon diss in jamaica dem oyinbo homos ann jflag poas racist propaganda dat stereotype ann denigrate blakk jamaicans butt dem still report itt as facts.

dem banned garvey ann walter rodney inn jamaica

y iss cah dose inn position aff authoritee neva wanted fe ear perspectives dat dem deem disturbinn?

da issues iss natt racism ar racist position being espoused itt iss da censar ship

jamaicans like mii took apart da racist homo propaganda ann proved dat moas aff da attacks inn jamaica were homosexuals pon homosexuals tings. peeps woo defened homosexualitee lacked da honestee fe admit wat mii was poasinn was facts so dem devolved inna persanal attakks

iff peeps waan fe chatt nunsence an defend racism ann blakk peeps iss unable fe counter racist arguments dat create a climate wear racism flourish

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So everyone should have Free Speech and Free expression, except the Homo?

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So everyone should have Free Speech and Free expression, except the Homo?

mii neva see jamaicans censarinn ann tryinn fe limit da free speech aff homosexuals like wat dem homosexuals doinn to normal jamaicans