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The point of laws

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Why you can trust SCMP

ROSS Millard (South China Morning Post , November 22) still misses the essential point about 'freedom'. Simply stated, his 'freedom' to swing his fist ends where my nose begins.

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Legislation that protects my nose does not abridge his freedom to express himself. That is what laws prohibiting libel, slander and incitement to racial hatred are all about.

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