Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“Good laws are designed to judge visible actions, not internal emotional states.”
Sponsor: exodus90.com/brian
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Clear laws protect ordinary people. Vague laws empower authorities. In this video, I explain why legal certainty is essential to justice, how hate-speech laws undermine the rule of law, and why criminalizing intent and offense opens the door to arbitrary enforcement and abuse of power — using real-world examples from the UK, Canada, and beyond.
Timestamps
0:00 – The speed-limit analogy
1:58 – Discretion vs. tyranny in law enforcement
3:40 – The rule of law explained
4:46 – Explaining Hate Crimes
5:17 – Tyranny in the UK
6:33 – Criminalizing emotion and intent
9:56 – Being offended is relative
10:55 – Canada’s removal of religious exemptions
12:55 – The right to not be offended
13:16 – Why this always ends in abuse
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
“Good laws are designed to judge visible actions, not internal emotional states.”
Sponsor: exodus90.com/brian
Support the channel by visiting: brianholdsworth.ca/help
Clear laws protect ordinary people. Vague laws empower authorities. In this video, I explain why legal certainty is essential to justice, how hate-speech laws undermine the rule of law, and why criminalizing intent and offense opens the door to arbitrary enforcement and abuse of power — using real-world examples from the UK, Canada, and beyond.
Timestamps
0:00 – The speed-limit analogy
1:58 – Discretion vs. tyranny in law enforcement
3:40 – The rule of law explained
4:46 – Explaining Hate Crimes
5:17 – Tyranny in the UK
6:33 – Criminalizing emotion and intent
9:56 – Being offended is relative
10:55 – Canada’s removal of religious exemptions
12:55 – The right to not be offended
13:16 – Why this always ends in abuse
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
