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Separately, please note that "freedom of speech" is a term which refers specifically to the government using force to prevent or compel speech from private citi
by coldpie 11y ago
Separately, please note that "freedom of speech" is a term which refers specifically to the government using force to prevent or compel speech from private citizens. In the context of university student conduct, I'm not aware of any law or court case which impinges on this freedom. Being expelled from a university for your conduct does not qualify as an infringement of your freedom of speech.
- forgottenpass 11y agoFreedom of speech is a generic concept. "The Freedom of Speech," the legal right defined by the constitution only applies to the government because the constitution only applies to the government.
- coldpie 11y agoIndeed, you are free to make your offensive speech. And I also have the freedom to tell you your speech makes me uncomfortable, and to convince those around me to do the same and shun you while you continue to speak it near us. Now both our freedoms of speech have been preserved and any appeal to "Freedom of Speech" is vacuous and we can never use the term again in this context. Great.
- Caprinicus 11y agoThere is a difference between the legal right and the principle.
- stefantalpalaru 11y ago> Separately, please note that "freedom of speech" is a term which refers specifically to the government using force to prevent or compel speech from private citizens. There's a whole world outside US: http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/ http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/