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Typical American double standard. We promote free speech but don't you dare use it in a way we don't approve. Is that really free speech then? I'm not free to
by Fuxy 13y ago
Typical American double standard. We promote free speech but don't you dare use it in a way we don't approve.
Is that really free speech then? I'm not free to say/do anything you don't approve of.
And since when is it ok to threaten disciplinary action on a student that didn't do anything wrong just provided a service students desperately need.
It's like me threatening to shoot your family if you don't sell me your house.
The second one is clearly illegal this one for some reason is ok can someone enlighten me?
We're talking about these people's future in both situations?
- esbranson 13y agoWell, technically... Yale has made it clear they would set in motion procedures in which they may decide to no longer to business with these brothers, over this website. If I don't like someone or something someone said, I don't have to do business with them. Yale is no different. Yale is a private organization that may do business with whomever they wish for whatever reason they wish, outside of the public policy decisions of the government. They have decided to utilize this right. Its not that Yale is violating anyone's rights, its that Yale is a making a decision that reflects poorly on their institution. Its the public institution equivalent of [insert bad thing here] to your neighbor because of something they said. Its not a freedom of speech violation to react that way, its just going to lose you alot of respect and alot of business.
- holychiz 13y agolet's not go overboard here. it's one institution, not the whole country. see other counter-examples posted here.