Read + Write + Report
Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Blogs | Writers | Paid | My Orble | Login

The Rationale Quest - Philosophy and Religion latent state challenged in global economic arena

 
Philosophy and Religion latent state is challenged and explored in the global economic arena. Suffering and Healing Prayer part of the Religon section. Some posts are not necessarily the view of Tapsearch Com Editor and Artist Ray Tapajna

What 'free speech' is and is not, part II

September 22nd 2007 01:07
I've been critical of the police for Tasering a student recently, but for the reason that they used excessive force. Over at Salon.com, Joe Conason makes the absurd argument that the cops stifled the kid's free speech rights.

Let's reiterate: The student was at a school event, standing in line to ask John Kerry a question (or three). When the end of the Q&A was announced, he was still toward the end of the line, so he elbowed his way forward, yelling, and started talking into the microphone. He was told repeatedly to stop. Eventually the cops had to stop him.

Free speech allows you to say what you want. It does not allow you to disrupt an event, and ignore the event's managers, to do so.

A similar point I made in another context here.

Conason also calls Kerry "wholly innocent" in the matter, but he's wrong.

In other don't Tase me news, Wonkette features a pretty rockin' remix of the event.

30
Vote
Add To: del.icio.us Digg Furl Spurl.net StumbleUpon Yahoo

   
subscribe to this blog 


   

   

[ Link ]
Posted By: Robert V - Category: No Category
Related Posts:

Comments
1 Comments. [ Add A Comment ]

Comment by Anonymous

September 22nd 2007 19:50
Your text goes hereYour text goes hereThanks for the balanced view. I am cop and agree that the taser use was probably excessive. My biggest argument with many was that it was not a freedom of speech issue. He was not tasered for speech he was tasered for being dis-orderly.

Marty

Add A Comment

To create a fully formatted comment please click here.


CLICK HERE TO LOGIN | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Name or Orble Tag
Home Page (optional)
Comments
Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Separator Left Center Right Separator Quote Insert Link Insert Email
Notify me of replies
Notify extra people about this comment
Is this a private comment?
List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this comment


One per line max of 30

List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this private comment thread. Only the people in this list will be able to see or reply to your comment.


One per line max of 30

Your Name
(for the email going out to the above list, it can be different to your Orble Tag)
Your Email Address
(optional)
(required for reply notification)
Submit
More Posts
July 2010
2 Posts
June 2010
1 Posts
May 2010
3 Posts
Older Posts
438 Posts dating from December 2006
Email Subscription
Receive e-mail notifications of new posts on this blog:
0
[ View Blog Summary ] [ Create A New Post ] [ Add A Comment ]

Tapsearch Com Editor's Blogs

7146 Vote(s)
56 Comment(s)
105 Post(s)
11890 Vote(s)
117 Comment(s)
192 Post(s)
7282 Vote(s)
127 Comment(s)
112 Post(s)
Copyright © 2006 2007 2008 On Topic Media PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved. Design by Vimu.com.
On Topic Media ZPages: Sydney |  Melbourne |  Brisbane |  London |  Birmingham |  Leeds     [ Advertise ] [ Contact Us ] [ Privacy Policy ]