Freedom Of Speech: The Influence Of Free Speech On Campus
Free Speech on Campus
Free speech creates all sorts of problems, but it is the core of who we are. Without freedom of speech, America would not be the same. It would be more of a dictatorship than a democracy. All college students have their own ideas, but not all of them are on the same page. That is exactly what is happening on college campuses all across the country. Students have the right to speak, but they do not have the right to stop someone else from speaking. Early last month, Michael Schill, President of U of O, law professor, and former Dean and the Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Chicago Law School, stated that, “was shouted down by dozens of students while attempting to deliver a ‘state of the university’ address.” College students fight for their freedom to speak by protesting, but should follow the hate speech codes. …show more content…
At the University of Oregon, their Dean Michael Schill was shouted down by protesting college students that stopped him because he was giving a speech about the state of the university address.
A few days later he came back with some answers to how he felt and why the college students shouted him down and called him CEO Schill. He started off saying that he doesn’t think that protesting is bad or should happen at all, but that it shouldn’t get to the point where they make someone not able to speak their opinion about what they are protesting. Mike Schill and U of O wasn’t the only school that has been hit by protesters that have shut out any other opinion, and making to a point that makes professors scared to even go to class. These school protesters aren’t necessarily a bad situation to be happening but, as it is now they need to somehow settle down protestors and teach them how to listen to other options and let other people talk instead of saying they have the freedom of speech to shout them out. These students should would not be able to protest or speak freely if there are hate speech
codes.
Hate speech codes have two different reasonings. One of them is to stop students from speaking freely and the other is to stop students from hurting others. There should not be hate speech codes to stop students from speaking their mind, but at a certain point a student might go too far. Some students will insult others and make it personal, that is when a student should not be able to speak their mind. Liberty is a concrete word that has many meanings behind it. It has history, blood, sweat, and tears building the foundation of the definition of this one simple word. Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. To be an American is to have the four basic freedoms and those are; the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear. Freedom of Speech is part of that. “There were approximately 75 hate speech codes in place at U.S. colleges and universities in 1990; by 1991, the number grew to over 300. School Administrators institute codes primarily to foster productive learning…”(Gerald Uelmen). Students can’t speak freely with these hate speech codes which also means that they can’t learn. Students learn more when they can speak freely.
Free speech creates all sorts of problems, but it is the core of who we are. Without freedom of speech, America would not be the same. It would be more of a dictatorship than a democracy. All college students have their own ideas, but not all of them are on the same page. That is exactly what is happening on college campuses all across the country. Students have the right to speak, but they do not have the right to stop someone else from speaking. Early last month, Michael Schill, President of U of O, law professor, and former Dean and the Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Chicago Law School, stated that, “was shouted down by dozens of students while attempting to deliver a ‘state of the university’ address.” College students fight for their freedom to speak by protesting, but should follow the hate speech codes. …show more content…
At the University of Oregon, their Dean Michael Schill was shouted down by protesting college students that stopped him because he was giving a speech about the state of the university address.
A few days later he came back with some answers to how he felt and why the college students shouted him down and called him CEO Schill. He started off saying that he doesn’t think that protesting is bad or should happen at all, but that it shouldn’t get to the point where they make someone not able to speak their opinion about what they are protesting. Mike Schill and U of O wasn’t the only school that has been hit by protesters that have shut out any other opinion, and making to a point that makes professors scared to even go to class. These school protesters aren’t necessarily a bad situation to be happening but, as it is now they need to somehow settle down protestors and teach them how to listen to other options and let other people talk instead of saying they have the freedom of speech to shout them out. These students should would not be able to protest or speak freely if there are hate speech
codes.
Hate speech codes have two different reasonings. One of them is to stop students from speaking freely and the other is to stop students from hurting others. There should not be hate speech codes to stop students from speaking their mind, but at a certain point a student might go too far. Some students will insult others and make it personal, that is when a student should not be able to speak their mind. Liberty is a concrete word that has many meanings behind it. It has history, blood, sweat, and tears building the foundation of the definition of this one simple word. Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. To be an American is to have the four basic freedoms and those are; the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear. Freedom of Speech is part of that. “There were approximately 75 hate speech codes in place at U.S. colleges and universities in 1990; by 1991, the number grew to over 300. School Administrators institute codes primarily to foster productive learning…”(Gerald Uelmen). Students can’t speak freely with these hate speech codes which also means that they can’t learn. Students learn more when they can speak freely.