Stupid and crass people exist in every society, an academician has pointed out, but this does not mean that they should be subjected to laws for the things they say.

“In every society there are people who are like the bottom part of your body (ass). They spring up like mushrooms after the rain and we can't destroy them,” law lecturer Azmi Sharom said.

“Their minds and mouths are filthy, but as long as they don't say that they want to destroy something, or hurt or kill someone, that’s their business. They are (just) stupid,” Azmi said at a forum on the Sedition Act organised by the Gerakan Hapus Akta Hasutan (GHAH) last night.