Under hate speech laws, it could be illegal to deny somebody's suffering. Er, i don't believe that. No laws against espionage, perjury, libel, et cetera, are actually a free speech issue at all. It is the criminal activity that you're engaging with. In this instance it's done through the act of speech. And i think that's an important distinction that needs, that needs to be made.
Political Correctness has formed the basis for a new intolerant mindset, actively policing speech that is deemed offensive or controversial. Rather than confront bad ideas through discussion, it has now become common to intimidate one’s detractors into silence. Taking on board legitimate concerns about how speech can be harmful, Andrew Doyle argues that the alternative — an authoritarian world in which our freedoms are surrendered to those in power — has far worse consequences.