> Free speech is one thing, but abuse of free speech is another.
Is it abuse of free speech to report factually on what you see? Seems to me like this is what Mr Leiser did, and IMHO it is not an abuse at all. Quite the opposite, it is a good use of free speech.
Just because EasyJet don't like what he said does not make it abuse. I cannot emphasise this strongly enough. If I say "I just saw neya step on a puppy" it is not abuse of free speech, even neya does not like me saying this, even it if is objectively detrimental to neya. It is not abuse of free speech unless it is not true.
I know that we have only Mr Leiser's word so far; if EasyJet want to dispute the facts of the matter that would be different. However, if I was their PR department I'd really prefer to leave well enough alone and not attract further press attention; unless they can prove that something utterly different was what actually happened.
Is it abuse of free speech to report factually on what you see? Seems to me like this is what Mr Leiser did, and IMHO it is not an abuse at all. Quite the opposite, it is a good use of free speech.
Just because EasyJet don't like what he said does not make it abuse. I cannot emphasise this strongly enough. If I say "I just saw neya step on a puppy" it is not abuse of free speech, even neya does not like me saying this, even it if is objectively detrimental to neya. It is not abuse of free speech unless it is not true.
I know that we have only Mr Leiser's word so far; if EasyJet want to dispute the facts of the matter that would be different. However, if I was their PR department I'd really prefer to leave well enough alone and not attract further press attention; unless they can prove that something utterly different was what actually happened.