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re: Former Ole Miss student who placed noose on James Meredith statue gets prison
Posted on 9/17/15 at 10:16 pm to KaiserSoze99
Posted on 9/17/15 at 10:16 pm to KaiserSoze99
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You're wrong. It did harm people. Who do you think he was trying to intimidate or make uncomfortable with a noose around a civil rights leader??? A noose obviously insinuates lynching and death to black folks. If you can't see how that is a bad thing, I don't know how to help you.
Yes, but it wasn't like he burned a cross on some individual black person's lawn. That would be a threat given the history of our country. This kid was drunk and did something stupid. No individual black person was threatened. Given that burning the American flag in front of veterans is considered speech protected by the First Amendment, this action would be too. Again, political correctness gone amok. Someone should talk to this kid; he doesn't deserve to go to prison for 6 months.
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Posted on 9/17/15 at 10:17 pm to BigBlue8Titles
quote:This isn't an excuse.
This kid was drunk and did something stupid.
Posted on 9/17/15 at 10:28 pm to BigBlue8Titles
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Yes, but it wasn't like he burned a cross on some individual black person's lawn. That would be a threat given the history of our country. This kid was drunk and did something stupid. No individual black person was threatened. Given that burning the American flag in front of veterans is considered speech protected by the First Amendment, this action would be too. Again, political correctness gone amok. Someone should talk to this kid; he doesn't deserve to go to prison for 6 months.
Burning flags is protesting certain political action. Hanging a noose over the statue of a civil rights leader causes intimidation or fear for safety. That is NOT protected, just like speech inciting others to violence is not protected speech. Yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater when there is no fire has the potential to cause physical harm or even death to others who believe their lives are in danger. It's not protected. You can't do it.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 12:03 am to BigBlue8Titles
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Yes, but it wasn't like he burned a cross on some individual black person's lawn. That would be a threat given the history of our country. This kid was drunk and did something stupid. No individual black person was threatened. Given that burning the American flag in front of veterans is considered speech protected by the First Amendment, this action would be too. Again, political correctness gone amok. Someone should talk to this kid; he doesn't deserve to go to prison for 6 months.
I'd buy the drunk and stupid excuse if he spray painted something or even if he cut part of the statue off- but the dude brought props, that's not a drunken mistake that's planned.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 9:43 am to BigBlue8Titles
quote:Bingo. This country needs to grow a pair.
Yes, but it wasn't like he burned a cross on some individual black person's lawn. That would be a threat given the history of our country. This kid was drunk and did something stupid. No individual black person was threatened. Given that burning the American flag in front of veterans is considered speech protected by the First Amendment, this action would be too. Again, political correctness gone amok. Someone should talk to this kid; he doesn't deserve to go to prison for 6 months.
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