Comments on: Michigan Tech University Infringes on Civil Rights http://stealinurmegahurtz.com/2009/09/michigan-tech-university-infringes-on-civil-rights/ Politics, Technology, Humor... You know, a general waste of time. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: rfdeshonhttp://stealinurmegahurtz.com/2009/09/michigan-tech-university-infringes-on-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 rfdeshon Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:45 +0000 http://stealinurmegahurtz.com/?p=183#comment-3026 <a href="#comment-3010" rel="nofollow">@anon </a> The case you are citing involves a High School, not a college. Since college education is not compulsory and the vast majority of students attending Universities are adults, this case would likely not apply. Also, if you start limiting freedom of speech on college campuses what's next? Do you start censoring the research that students perform there if it's too challenging to the status quo? Are universities allowed to quash the speech of people who don't agree with school policy, who make political statements that don't agree with what the administrators believe, etc? Where does it end? @anon
The case you are citing involves a High School, not a college. Since college education is not compulsory and the vast majority of students attending Universities are adults, this case would likely not apply. Also, if you start limiting freedom of speech on college campuses what’s next? Do you start censoring the research that students perform there if it’s too challenging to the status quo? Are universities allowed to quash the speech of people who don’t agree with school policy, who make political statements that don’t agree with what the administrators believe, etc? Where does it end?

]]> By: rfdeshonhttp://stealinurmegahurtz.com/2009/09/michigan-tech-university-infringes-on-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 rfdeshon Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:52:57 +0000 http://stealinurmegahurtz.com/?p=183#comment-3025 <a href="#comment-3021" rel="nofollow">@anon </a> I said it's not hate speech. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech" rel="nofollow">Hate speech</a> is rigorously defined as speech meant to disparage a specific group of people, namely a minority. Hey fuck you is not hate speech, you may find it distasteful but not everyone agrees with you. @anon
I said it’s not hate speech. Hate speech is rigorously defined as speech meant to disparage a specific group of people, namely a minority. Hey fuck you is not hate speech, you may find it distasteful but not everyone agrees with you.

]]> By: anonhttp://stealinurmegahurtz.com/2009/09/michigan-tech-university-infringes-on-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 anon Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:00:21 +0000 http://stealinurmegahurtz.com/?p=183#comment-3021 umm, just curious, how can you say it's not hateful when you are saying "hey, fuck you!"???Just wondering if you understand what that means... umm, just curious, how can you say it’s not hateful when you are saying “hey, fuck you!”???

Just wondering if you understand what that means…

]]> By: anonhttp://stealinurmegahurtz.com/2009/09/michigan-tech-university-infringes-on-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 anon Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:21:27 +0000 http://stealinurmegahurtz.com/?p=183#comment-3010 You are incorrect, a public institution such as a school can restrict freedoms of speech as well as other things to foster and enhance the learning environment. The Supreme Court of the US has ruled on this multiple times, look up the Bethel V. Fraser case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethel_School_District_v._Fraser Obscene speech in a school setting is not supported by the 1st Amendment. I think the hall should be allowed to say their chant, but the fact of the matter is they have no legal backing to make the school allow them to, in fact the school has the law on their side. You are incorrect, a public institution such as a school can restrict freedoms of speech as well as other things to foster and enhance the learning environment. The Supreme Court of the US has ruled on this multiple times, look up the Bethel V. Fraser case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethel_School_District_v._Fraser Obscene speech in a school setting is not supported by the 1st Amendment. I think the hall should be allowed to say their chant, but the fact of the matter is they have no legal backing to make the school allow them to, in fact the school has the law on their side.

]]> By: anonhttp://stealinurmegahurtz.com/2009/09/michigan-tech-university-infringes-on-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3000 anon Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:20:22 +0000 http://stealinurmegahurtz.com/?p=183#comment-3000 Meh, universities have never been much for free speech. Kids are routinely bounced out of state-funded institutions for saying things that are not P.C. (especially sexist or racist speech), so it wouldn't surprise me that they've started to ban swearing too. Meh, universities have never been much for free speech. Kids are routinely bounced out of state-funded institutions for saying things that are not P.C. (especially sexist or racist speech), so it wouldn’t surprise me that they’ve started to ban swearing too.

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