We read:
"An 11-year-old in Aurora says his first amendment rights are being trampled after he was suspended for wearing a homemade shirt that reads "Obama is a terrorist's best friend." The fifth grader at Aurora Frontier K-8 School wore it on a day when students were asked to wear red, white and blue to show their patriotism.
The boy's father Dann Dalton describes himself as a "proud conservative" who has taken part in some controversial anti-abortion protests. Dalton says the school made a major mistake by suspending his son for wearing the shirt. "It's the public school system," Dalton says. "Let's be honest, it's full of liberal loons."
According the the boy's father, the school district told the student, Daxx Dalton, that he had the choice of changing his shirt, turning his shirt inside out or being suspended. Daxx chose suspension.
"They're taking away my right of freedom of speech," he says. "If I have the right to wear this shirt I'm going to use it. And if the only way to use it is get suspended, then I'm going to get suspended." .... The boy's father says he intends to pursue a lawsuit against the district.
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The school was correct. I hope you're not approving of what the student did.
ReplyDeleteschool = lib fascists
ReplyDeleteThere are times when the question arises - legitimately, over First Amendment rights for minors. This isn't one of them.
ReplyDeleteLet's step completely away from first, the issue of a school child wearing the shirt and just look at the message of the shirt itself: OBAMA: A TERRORIST'S BEST FRIEND. This accusation is just short of being liable. In essence it IS saying, OBAMA SUPPORTS TERRORISTS WHO WISH TO KILL AMERICANS AND DESTROY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
Which is essentially saying OBAMA IS GUILTY OF HIGH TREASON. Let's see what our Constitution (which is, after all, at the heart of this discussion) says about this matter of treason:
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. (Article III, Sec., 3)
Now, let's see what the U.S. Code says about the punishment for treason:
§ 2381. Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
That's a lot to accuse someone of.. A lot of facts that would have to be sifted through to ascertain this, isn't it? Sounds like accusing someone, essentially of TREASON is a serious matter, isn't it?
And we're supposed to think that a 12 year old came to these conclusions on their own?
Let's stop being disingenuous. There's no "issue" of Free Speech here. This is a pathetic set up by parents who should be publicly mocked for shamelessly using their child as a political shill. There's the real crime.
Of course, dad, a Republican - goes running to FOX News cries foul. Four networks available to him and he runs to FOX. I suppose its because that was the first news station he found in the Yellow Pages...
Perhaps we should save First Amendment discourse for real circumstances where it's been honestly threatened.
It is a sad day when parents feel perfectly fine with using their children in this manner.
What a disgusting example of prejudice, racism, blatant public lies... All with children thrust out into the public eye...
Reminds me of Palestinian parents thrusting their children toward Israeli soldiers, especially while the cameras of the Western press are running, to see if they can provoke an attack and subsequent international incident.
Of course we condemn the Palestinian parents that do this... But its OK for American moms and dads to use their children is such a manner.
There's no issue of First Amendment "rights" being trampled here. Just school administrators recognizing a child has been used by parents that should be publicly chastised.
That shirt isn't fit to wear for mowing the lawn. The father insults his child and the school by sending him in that rag.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a free speech issue, this is a don't wear trash to school issue. The words used are irrelevant. No politicized crap is appropriate for school wear.
This is a case of white trash emulating hippie behavior.