"Freedom of speech" is an overstatment
Words can hurt, words can kill. Politics run our country, which is mostly based on how we view ourleades, based on how they not only act but what they say. Our president starts talking, and only talking, about bringing back the black opression, he will get impeached. Or will not be reelected given a choice. Language is the basis of civliziation. (sp? lol)
Freedom of Speech was designed so the minority can have a say, so it's not only the strong words that get through. He can say what he wants. He is. Now it's something different then saying you don't like how king richard rules, and the king cuts off your head because he says you have to love him or die, even if you just meant he could improve a bit to make life better for all. Or to protest against war, none of these make you a bad person or anything.
But when you threaten someone, that's not freedom of speech. When you do what he did, that's not freedom of speech. That's racism. That's hate. I could go and call some black guy at my work nigger, and blackie, make slave references. I bet as hell I will get fired. Fredom of speech my ass. Who knows, maybe he will be so -HURT- by my words he'll bring a gun the next day and kill me.
Roofie might have hatred to the japanese, that's nice. He can say that all he wants. That doesn't mean he has any right to insult someone so personally. He was showing more then saying, showing his hate just because of nationality to a person he does not even know. I think he should be banned on a large manner of pretextes, according to other members but mostly for this. I really do hate it when people think words are just so words. God damnit it people look! This gay war with Iraq is because of some words, people died at the word of our president, becuase weapons of mass descruction as SAID to be there. All through history people have fought over ideals, religion (oooo yeah), killed each other because of a few damn words. My god, your god, who gives a damn in the end we will see. Words are so important in our lives.. it's hard not to give them any substence. Communication is very powerful. Very.
So, just ban Roofie, bring a simple clean end to it all. Ban exists for a reason, if not for something like this what point is there? People get banned for useless spamming in almost every board I have been to.... Same posts over and over... well this is worse imo. And it's the same thing over and over.