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That right stops once the speech becomes abusive. Professors don't get to abuse students. For instance, a professor could make sexual comments about a student.
by Bud 5y ago
That right stops once the speech becomes abusive. Professors don't get to abuse students.
For instance, a professor could make sexual comments about a student. That, too, by your definition, would be "free speech", and thus allowable. In other words, you're completely off-base here and need to re-assess your argument.
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoIt’s hard for me to understand this perspective. Don’t you see how this would create blind spots in academic discourse? > Abusive Is this the right word?
- anm89 5y agoThis is the key part. It's a wiggle word. It's totally subjective. Any person can call any thing "abusive". So giving this concession 100% nullifies free speech. This is why the first amendment doesn't include things like "unless it is abusive". It is specifically meant to protect the cases which someone may identify as "abusive"