That is an old clip. While I agree with much of what he says, the problem -at least for me -is that unfortunately some speech should not be "free". The real problem is how you draw the line and define reasonable law that is harder to abuse. I most certainly question the freedom of speech to incite hatred, promote murder, encourage sexual assault and of course the old chestnut of shouting "fire" in a crowded theatre to name just a few. I'm not sure any of those should be allowed. But wait, I hear you say, "that's not what he meant!". Exactly my point. Is it always a good idea to have more speech that can insult?
On the other hand.... in the USA, there has been an uptick in hate crimes. One does have to wonder if that is related to changes in the political climate, and whether this has emboldened people to talk more about their own prejudices and consequently has given some the moral Dutch Courage to act. It makes me realize ugly undercurrents have always been there, just suppressed by de rigueur civil common decency*. Would it be better to see and address those people with those views out in the open? I'm not sure.
Lastly, I hadn't thought about PC Savage in many years. It's quite surprizing when you can remember the dialog!
*I typed this, and then realized I sounded like an authoritarian regime. Oh, the danger!