Summary: Terry Jones, the Florida preacher who angered Muslims around the world when he planned to commemorate 9/11 with a mass burning of the Qu'ran, has been invited to speak at a rally in Luton by the English Defence League, a far-right Islamophobic group. Should Jones be banned from entering the country under incitement laws? Or is it best to let him exercise free speech, however despicable his opinions? The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is considering that decision today. Where do you stand on this? The law limits in all sorts of ways the harms that one can do to others. Intentional physical harm is criminal; harm to people's interests through theft, for example, is illegal. But in the USA, you can cause a great deal of emotional and mental harm in the exercise of your free speech rights. Not so in the UK, where hate speech is much more subject to control. Which is the better system? Listen to American writer Wendy Kaminer, an ardent critic of censorship, clash with Femi Otitoju, a British equality campaigner. This is the short 2.45minute version. Visit http://www.intelligencesquared.com for the full version
