Thread: Independence Day

Originally Posted by snoop

Is that kid in the video for real? All that video proved is that such hypocrisy and ignorance is allowed to exist in this country. Had he been a citizen of a more oppressive country, then he'd have been locked up. Also, freedom comes with responsibility. He was free to keep talking, but the school was equally free to act upon his exercise and use of that freedom.

Uh, no. What you are describing is anarchy, not freedom. The school isn't "free to act upon his exercise and use of that freedom" in whichever way they deem appropriate. Teachers are not law enforcement. Silencing and punishing somebody for saying something are not within the range of what a governmental institution should be doing unless it's about a criminal action.

(I didn't quite get why the kid got sent off, how was he disrespectful? - the guy isn't a good reporter).

Originally Posted by Serkat

Uh, no. What you are describing is anarchy, not freedom. The school isn't "free to act upon his exercise and use of that freedom" in whichever way they deem appropriate. Teachers are not law enforcement. Silencing and punishing somebody for saying something are not within the range of what a governmental institution should be doing unless it's about a criminal action.

(I didn't quite get why the kid got sent off, how was he disrespectful? - the guy isn't a good reporter).

He's a minor, and therefore does not have all the rights of a person 18 or older. Also, students also only have limited rights, even if the students are no longer minors and are 18 or older. This has already been established by the Supreme Court.

So, if a teacher tells you to shut up, you'd better do it; otherwise, be a man and face the consequences and take some responsibility for your actions. All I saw in that video was some kid ranting about something he had no knowledge of. Besides, for all we know, the whole scenario could have been made up, or he's only giving us a very skewed view of what happened.

Well, sucks to be American.