A Big Win for Free Speech in America

[Isaac Newton]

Though I don't believe in using derrogatory remarks against anyone (I myself am "a person of color," hehehe), I still support the legal right to do so:

Copyright ©2004, Edgar J. Steele

Say the N-Word, Go to Legal Hell

by Edgar J. Steele

In a rare win for America's politically incorrect, Lonny Rae finally has been vindicated for hurling the N-word at a black man who mauled his wife.

Today, the Idaho Court of Appeals ruled that Lonny Rae is a free man. The feds could retry him under civil rights statutes, I suppose, but we don't expect that to happen.

Complete text at http://www.conspiracypenpal.com/columns/nword.htm

Judith

 

[SpyMoose]

I believe that case history shows that prophanity is not protected under freedom of speech. But yes, if your wife just got strangled I'm pretty sure its moral to shout whatever you please at the guy who did it.

 

[Nasor]

Actually, I think it's well-established that profanity is protected speach.

 

[SpyMoose]

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/libraryexpression.aspx?topic=profanity

These summaries are a little difficult to read, but they are all cases taken to the Supreme Court pertaining to public profanity and your right to utter such. The general consensus is that the first amendment does not protect your right to use profanity in public.

Edit: Its been a few days without a response, so I declare myself the wiener... er winner.