"Humans are capable of reason, of applying what we call "common sense". Universities should be able to decide what they consider to be reasonable in a classroom setting, and what they consider to be "hateful" or unnecessary indoctrination. Professors at that university should be held to that standard by the school, and reprimanded as necessary when they are deemed to have violated those standards."
Thank you. That is the point I have been arguing all along. The Universities should be able to decide what is reasonable. The problem is that they are not. In order to make the universities do their job, there is a nice stick. It is called funding. The part about the bomb was hyperbole by the way. I don't believe that. "As a prospective student, you should be aware of these standards and take them into consideration when selecting a school." It theory yes. In practice no. A single mother whose only affordable option is the local university doesn't have to consider a lot. She wants the college degree that will help her get a better job. She doesn't give a damn about what is being taught or not. Does that make it okay for some professor to neglect their job? In my humble opinion, no it does not make it right. Also, that single mother will probably not be able to afford a lawyer if she would like to take the school/professor to court. "For me, hate speech is advocating something illegal for no other reason that race, color, sex, looks, or ethnicity." "If someone seriously advocates physical violence against another simply due to race, religion, sex, ethnicity, or another arbitrary grouping it's probably just a matter of time before they commit that crime." Who is stepping on freedom now. Hell, a lot rappers would be thrown in jail today because they advocate violence against Jews and homosexuals. There are a lot of Imam's in this country that advocate violence against Israel. In the 1960's, the Black Panters advocated violence against whites. Also, what if you don't advocate physical violence but advocate higher prices, no service, verbal abuse, etc.? "1.) Prof doesn't teach the class. Tort law, as well as school policy, already cover this." School policy is the problem. Most schools don't give a damn as long as the funding continues to roll in. Again, John Edwards smiles at your desire for more lawsuits. "2.) Prof doesn't teach the class and advocates illegal acts. Tort law and criminal law already cover this." Sure, you keep thinking that. The world will become a bright and sunny place. "BOTTOM LINE: No need for new laws shown." Ahh. It doesn't have to be a law that makes reform. Funding works just a well. As much as you like tort, it seems like you would want more laws. Personally, I don't give a damn how the do it. I just would like to see something done. "But I get it, you want more government." You like putting words in peoples mouths. I want smaller government. At no point does wanting people to do the job they are paid to do indicate I want more government. If the goverment were less involved this probably wouldn't be a problem. The layers upon layers of beuracracy provide insulation for these idiots. "You vote for Edwards, cause he's your big government candidate, and I'll prolly vote for Giuliani, cause he's the small gov't candidate." I wouldn't vote for Edwards if he were the only candidate. He does seem to be someone you would like though since you are for tort action so much. That is right up his ally. Same for Hilary. I probably won't vote for Giulani either. I don't much trust him. If the Libertarians can put up a decent candidate I'll probably vote for him (or her). "So we disagree, big deal." No big deal. You can continue to believe college faculty at public universities should not be accountable for their actions on the job while I think they should. In the end my opinion and your opinion mean nothing to the whole scheme of things. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:229629 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
