Prevent one from using the `!echo` command for a channel in which one can't speak.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bot/exts/utils/bot.py b/bot/exts/utils/bot.py
index a4c828f95..f372a54e4 100644
--- a/bot/exts/utils/bot.py
+++ b/bot/exts/utils/bot.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class BotCog(Cog, name="Bot"):
         """Repeat the given message in either a specified channel or the current channel."""
         if channel is None:
             await ctx.send(text)
+        elif not channel.permissions_for(ctx.author).send_messages:
+            await ctx.send('You don\'t have permission to speak in that channel.')
         else:
             await channel.send(text)