What would your grandmother say?

McMasters cites social civility as one of the deteriorating elements of freedom of expression. Well, the solution is simple. Be civil.
Our society is one that allows incivility in the name of freedom. I'm not saying that we need to legally regulate behavior and language. A sense of common respect should come into the picture when you decide whether or not to drop the f-bomb while walking past a funeral procession or on the bus next grandma taking her grandkids to the zoo. In these situation, personal responsibility and social accountability should come into play. Should granny call the cops and complain? No. Unless the offending person is a complete sociopath, the embarassment of having a grandmother chastizing him for being so offensive in front of the children, with other busriders staring, should be sufficient motivation to clean up his/her mouth.
A return to social accountability will resolve the issues that McMasters argues legal issues are trying to resolve, thus impinging on freedom. Freedom comes with a price. Human beings, whether the individual likes to admit it or not, are social creatures. Social ostracization for inappropriate behavior usually corrects the offending behavior. These civilities are not new, just the idea that they need to be legally regulated.