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In reply to the discussion: Teen suspended for flying confederate flag on pick-up truck; ACLU now invovled [View all]KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)13. And would we complain if school itself flew the confederate flag? Before you argue in that case
it's the school making a statement and not an individual > schools are tasked with providing safe havens for learning.
Schools not only couldn't make that statement as a whole, they have an interest in protecting students' from hate speech/threats.
A confederate flag could be seen by some minority students as not just inflammatory but potentially threatening.
Someone may actually not consciously consider a confederate flag as hate speech
but it still is.
I am pretty much playing devil's advocate here.
Although I will admit I'm not quite the free speech absolutist many other DU'ers are.
I think there's a more to consider than just saying everyone is entitled to say whatever they want, wherever they want.
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davidn3600
Mar 2014
OP
And would we complain if school itself flew the confederate flag? Before you argue in that case
KittyWampus
Mar 2014
#13
It's entirely different comparing a state and federal entities in the same sentence with
newdemocrat999
Mar 2014
#17
He's looking for attention. So the best strategy is simply to completely ignore him.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2014
#44
The authorities would be able to remove lots of DU posts if such an amendment existed.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2014
#32
Wonder what the ACLU would think if someone shaved a swastika into their head. eom
tarheelsunc
Mar 2014
#41