Guest guest Posted March 4, 2001 Report Share Posted March 4, 2001 ----- Original Message ----- From: " Dale Washington " <dalewashington@...> " bherk " <bherk@...> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 6:19 PM Subject: 1st Amendment : I saw some flaming going on which made me want to respond. There was a big : protest in this area a few years ago by Vietnamese, against someone who : posted Ho Chi Minh's picture in his store. I do legal work for Vietnamese, : and thus discussed it with some of them. They firmly believed that violent : attack was justified because they did not agree with the speaker. I : explained to them some of the patently offensive things we Americans put up : with (remember the mural depicting urination on the crucifiction scene?) : that the marketplace of ideas works over time, and we strongly believe : freedom of speech helps us progress and make better choices. : : With email, pretty easy to hurl insults at someone. They can't punch you in : the nose, you don't work together, different circle of friends and so forth. : I submit that misusing our egroup by being insulting is an affront to the : 1st Amendment, and an assault on the fantastic benefit we share by wasting : space with pettiness and by making people afraid to contribute for fear of : attack. : : Sorry for the sermon; Plenty of times I want to flame; I never regret : giving it a second thought and " clearing " rather than " sending " : : Best regards, : : Dale W. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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