Harassment and hate speech seems to be the primary reason given to reduce the protection of anonymous free speech‚ because the thinking behind this is if consequences could follow someone and what they say‚ that it would discourage people that would try to harass others. An argument for anonymity however is the principle that if one is speaking out against an idea or to express an opinion‚ they should not feel negative consequence to this‚ being things like social ostracizing. Both arguments hold
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Hate Speech Codes: Ineffective and Unconstitutional Even though there has been a large increase in the number of hate speech codes in colleges and universities‚ the increase in the amount of hate speech incidents across the nation shows that these guidelines are ineffective. While hate speech codes attempt to create a safer more politically correct environment on college campuses by establishing principles and guidelines for students to follow‚ they are inherently ineffective because they are only
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important - amendment stated that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech‚” (“The Constitution” Amendment 1). The first amendment and its free speech clause took inspiration from Enlightenment thinker John Stuart Mill‚ a philosopher who believed that government functioned best when everyone shared opinions and debate freely. Because free speech protected people from government censorship‚ hateful speech began to emerge in public. Racist‚ sexist‚ homophobic‚ and other harmful language
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response to a rise in crimes against minorities‚ college and Universities in the 80’s and 90’s began to enact speech codes in order to protect and provide equality for all their students. Some people labeled these actions as a response to political correctness‚ however hate speech was real‚ and college administrators had a responsibility to their students. Since then‚ the debate over hate speech has grown not just on college campuses but throughout the United States‚ with the greatest concern coming
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part 1 offenses are usually committed by socially disadvantaged groups. Even though he acted alone still he has a sense of peer reject and an anti-social personality that occurred more over the last few years. The crime that occurred is considered a hate crime. One that is motivated to either damage‚ hurt‚ assault‚ rob‚ or in this case even murder. His race factor and sexual status were the key to this event. So many cases have a high percent of being about
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Free speech is one of the most controversial and confusing of the amendments. Throw it into a college campus setting and it’s an extremely complex matter‚ especially when “Hate Speech” is involved. Many people have different views and definitions on what hate speech in tales‚ for instance in “Hate Speech on Campus”‚ Joseph S. Tuman‚ defines it as “Written or spoken words directed towards a particular group (typically although not exclusively a minority group) with the purpose or effect of verbally
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2011 Regulation of Hate Speech The idea that the government might cut off hateful or propaganda filled-speech is counter to the idea that America cherishes‚ that all people are created equal with unalienable rights‚ one of which is the right to voice unpopular ideas. Racist speech on campus or in the public square is uninviting‚ but acceptable‚ under certain circumstances. In Charles R. Lawrence III’s essay‚ “On Racist Speech‚” Lawrence argues against the regulation of speech that he deems inflammatory
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Hate Speech in America Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how hate speech is defined and what impact it has on American society. Central idea: Hate speech is a despicable yet growing epidemic within American society that needs to be restricted without interfering with the first amendment. Introduction I. You know what no one wants to talk about… hate. I know all about hate. It starts in your gut‚ deep down where it stirs and churns and then it rises and erupts form the mouth like
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How Has the Internet Changed the Way We Do Creative Research and Scholarship? Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I have come here today to talk to you about the effects of the internet on the education of your children. Although most of you probably see the internet as having a negative impact on today’s youth‚ I will discuss both the positive and the negative attributes of the internet. I assure you that the motive of this speech is not to convince you or in any way persuade you to think differently‚ but simply
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towards another group. I feel that hate speech has already had a major effect on our country and needs to be put to an end. If a person feels comfortable enough to share comments about others that are violent and hateful‚ they may feel that it is ok to do harm to those individuals. In the news‚ there are many stories on hate speech that lead to hate crimes. According to ABC News‚ two weeks ago at the University of Hartford‚ a young white student began expressing her views about her black roommate
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