> Ben wrote: >> case? I know that the ACLU has defended the rights of Klan members to > burn crosses, but I vaguely remember it being only on their own > property.
Yup. > they should be protected. Anyone who carries them out, however, should > be castrated (for a start). May the punishment fit the crime. > Exactly. The ACLU has also defended Rush Limbaugh and it specifically takes on these types of cases to focus people's attention on what Freedom of Speech is and how it should be applied legally. Remember - our legal system routinely frees thousands of people every day because the evidence or process requirements don't clear constitutional rights even though we'd all agree they're guilty (happens all of the time in cop shows!) If we used Sam's logic we'd say that the court system was protecting murderers, rapists, and thieves. The truth is that the legal system is set up to protect the innocent and to punish only the case of explicit crimes. Talking about things is not a crime and so these people are protected. In the case of the ACLU, it's protecting rights, not people or organizations, just like judges and defense attorneys. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156943 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
