Who said anyone got arrested? I said that's what free speech is. If America is home to free speech, then hopefully no one got arrested!Originally Posted by Redleg
Who said anyone got arrested? I said that's what free speech is. If America is home to free speech, then hopefully no one got arrested!Originally Posted by Redleg
Again ask yourself the question....The answer is self-evident once one looks for the answer.....Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
O well, seems like 'some' people decide to ruin a perfectly valid threat. Nice going guys... doc bean
You could be arrested for using the F-word in public if it happened in a setting where it could be deemed public indecency, or disturbing the peace. Who else is present is just as important as where you are. Yelling it at a commencement ceremony will put you at odds with the university rules, but yelling it from your dorm window as the president walks to his car likley wouldn't. Yelling it in front of children could get you arrested, yelling it in front of a group of adults likely wouldn't.
I'm really a big fan of unadultered freedom of speech(with libel and slander exceptions), but am torn on the issue when it comes to indecency laws because of scumbags who blare vulgar music out of cars around kids, old ladys and teenage girls.
Baby Quit Your Cryin' Put Your Clown Britches On!!!
The ability to speak your mind and say what you wish so long as it does no harm to anyone else. You can't slander, and you can't shout fire in a crowded theater.
Sometimes I slumber on a bed of roses
Sometimes I crash in the weeds
One day a bowl full of cherries
One night I'm suckin' on lemons and spittin' out the seeds
-Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Lemons
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