The War on Free Speech

"It takes a lot to shut me up. I tend to be first past the post with an opinion, right or wrong, and not much brings me up short in that area. I must confess, however to falling speechless and slack-jawed for a moment at the sheer gall of a CBS News Internet poll accompanying the story of two men sentenced Tuesday in the United Kingdom ("Brits get 4 years prison for Facebook riot posts," August 17): 'Is four years prison too harsh for a Facebook post?'"