Well sure, racism is not an opinion if you both redefine racism and redefine opinion but at that point we aren't really talking about the same thing any more, are we?
And where did I say anything about banishing people? I didn't. People should be free to associate, or not associate, with whoever they choose. However, I do feel it important to point out that his conviction for child molestation has nothing to do with the furry convention. While you may want to avoid him as a person, avoiding an event just because someone there was involved in illegal or immoral activity does not always make sense.
Indeed, doing so can actually be harmful to society. If you recall the scene in Zootopia where Nick talks about his past he notes that if society will only see a sly fox then there is no reason to change. If you will constantly judge people on past crimes then you remove any reason for them to change and only serve to push people back into criminal activities.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Well sure, racism is not an opinion if you both redefine racism and redefine opinion but at that point we aren't really talking about the same thing any more, are we?
And where did I say anything about banishing people? I didn't. People should be free to associate, or not associate, with whoever they choose. However, I do feel it important to point out that his conviction for child molestation has nothing to do with the furry convention. While you may want to avoid him as a person, avoiding an event just because someone there was involved in illegal or immoral activity does not always make sense.
Indeed, doing so can actually be harmful to society. If you recall the scene in Zootopia where Nick talks about his past he notes that if society will only see a sly fox then there is no reason to change. If you will constantly judge people on past crimes then you remove any reason for them to change and only serve to push people back into criminal activities.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~