Jordan Peterson, best-selling author and psychology college professor, has condemned the assault on free speech once again.
During a Thursday appearance on “BBC Question Time,” the Canadian-born Peterson said that putting a muzzle on “offensive speech” is a terrifying notion with terrifying aftereffects.
During the segment, Peterson pointed to the United Kingdom’s attempt to crack down on “offensive speech” by criminalizing such speech.
“I know in Scotland, the police had put up advertisements in the tube, encouraging people to turn people in for offensive behavior online,” Peterson began, “and it seems to me, for example, if you are concerned about knife crime, then maybe one of the things you don’t want to do is have your police investigating offensive speech.”- READ MORE