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jeff47

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16. They didn't say "you students can't wear an American flag".

Reply to Romeo.lima333 (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 12:16 PM

Mar 2015

They said "you students can't deliberately piss off other students."

These students wore the flag shirts with the deliberate intent to anger other students. Who were committing the horrific act of not being white.

They can wear those American flag shirts all they want in other situations. They don't want to wear the shirts in other situations, because the entire point of wearing the shirt was to say "filthy Mexicans!"

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Justices reject appeal by US flag-wearing students [View all] DonViejo Mar 2015 OP

Interesting and complicated! Rec for visibility. merrily Mar 2015 #1

Wearing an American flag spoutinghorn Mar 2015 #7

Because all Latinos observe Cinco de Mayo. Igel Mar 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author GGJohn Mar 2015 #29

Nice Bridge... Sparhawk60 Mar 2015 #30

I so remember the Vietnam protest case - Tinker v. Des Moines rurallib Mar 2015 #2

It's not an across-the-board ban; it's a restriction of clothing at the school Orrex Mar 2015 #3

it's NOT an across-the-board ban that's the problem Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #6

I don't believe that that's the case. Orrex Mar 2015 #8

they did both. by saying you students cant wear an american flag he singled out those students Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #11

Your statement is incorrect Orrex Mar 2015 #12

It is the nature of protest and its intent that is important here. cosmicone Mar 2015 #14

Is this supposed to be the "Clear and Present Danger" test? Larry Engels Mar 2015 #17

They didn't say "you students can't wear an American flag". jeff47 Mar 2015 #16

^^That Orrex Mar 2015 #20

that's exactly what they said "you students can't wear an American flag". Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #21

:facepalm: jeff47 Mar 2015 #24

free speech is free speech whether we agree with what's being expressed or not Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #25

Minors do not have full free speech rights. jeff47 Mar 2015 #26

Sounds like they are looking at it like a Schenck v. United States cstanleytech Mar 2015 #5

hypocrisy Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #4

That comparison is irrelevant. Orrex Mar 2015 #9

I live near there and have some takes on this, alp227 Mar 2015 #10

Good points.... and as I recall there were groups of white students attempting to incite groundloop Mar 2015 #13

Cinco de Mayo is not an important holiday in Mexico Larry Engels Mar 2015 #18

so schools can ban students from wearing shirts with Arabic script or the start of david geek tragedy Mar 2015 #15

It would be a lot better if we all just wore uniforms. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #19

Thinking the same thing. Jake Stern Mar 2015 #23

Are they allowed to wear Cinco de Quatro shirts? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2015 #22

They can't control things on this campus? ripcord Mar 2015 #28

Just my opinion: graegoyle Mar 2015 #31