Person A: says something offensive
Person B: Dear Person A's Employer: Person A says offensive things and you should fire him.
Person C: Hey Person B, you shouldn't write letters like that.
who is attempting to restrict speech in this situation?
who is attempting to restrict speech in this situation?
If there's no problem with B's behavior, the takeaway is that no one can say anything that anyone would take offense to, because they'd be putting their employment at risk. No thanks.
There are ways besides government force to chill free speech.