Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Freedom of Speech??



Freedom to say anything at any time? hmmm.. maybe not!

There's a Time and Place for Everything!

Civil Liberties gives us the freedom of speech. The freedom of speech is a good thing to have but if not used properly, it can be affective. There is a time and place for everything, meaning that there are times where you can say what you want and times when its best you just keep your thoughts to yourself. This is out of a matter of respect. There are limits that people should have to what they can't and can say.




We thought that the videos that were posted were very disturbing and nauseating. It makes you almost speechless because you are so disturbed, and it's hard to know what to say. We believe in the freedom of speech, and how everyone should be able to express their mind but, sometimes, things that are hurtful and mean shouldn't be tolerated. People shouldn't have the freedom of speech if they are going to obuse it by offending others. It was out of line for that family to go to funerals of the loss soldiers and say what they did. Friends and families that were at the funeral, greiving for their loved ones definitely did NOT appreciate that family interupting the funeral service and disrespecting them. This family wasn't only being rude, but it was inappropriate. The family wasn't even making progress. No one agreed with their beliefs. Most drivers that passed flicked them off or cursed to the family because it made them so angry. Obviously no one agreed with the family in that video. It is definitely okay for people to have their opinions, and to believe what they want to believe, but their beliefs don't need to be expressed in a mean, and cruel way. What they did was crossing the line. The video upset both Sara and I and we would never even think of participating in any event like this.


Solution:
We came up with a suggestion to any who has crazy, hectic beliefs and wants them to be expressed!

If a person, or group is wanting to express something mean, weird, or disturbing like the people in the video, then they can create a blog, showing all about their religion and beliefs, and post it on a google site. By posting this, they can be happy because the group or individual will feel like they are "sharing their beliefs" or "spreading the word". Also, whoever wants to join this can, but it doesn't have to affect other people that want nothing to do with it.
Great Idea RIGHT!!

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