Rocketpig: "That's the entire problem... Yes, these people "invited" this on themselves. Yes, they're ignorant. But arbitrary lines drawn in the sand aren't an acceptable solution either because then you have to ask the question "who gets to draw the line?" and that creates another set of questions with no good answers..."
Hey Rocketpig do you feel that people are becoming more interested in just testing what they can say, rather than saying anything of import? Or is the act of testing free speech, the whole point of having free speech.
I just keep seeing things like this story (I know its the kids name, but the other one is called Aryan Nation ---I mean should I be able to adopt and call my son or daughter the n word?) about free speech and people with little common sense, hiding behind it because they can. Partly I blame the media, because it fuels this fire of nonsense. I'm pretty sure most of these people would lose interest if they couldn't get their ridiculous messages out.
This reminds me of that Christmas thing in Washington. They let people put up an Atheist Sign and now someone wants to put up a festivus pole. Personally I think its just more dumb people. Even though I'm not a Christian or anything I can see how one would take offense because its an attempt to denigrate ones beliefs.
Question:
Do people actually do this stuff just to see if they can do it, get their fifteen minutes of fame, and when does free speech impose on another. ( Naming a child seems to be something that would fall under speech, I guess because you would be constantly saying it in public [in the white supremacists case, to push their agenda] writing it down, having it in the school year book etc.)
Can you restrict what names are given to a child? Who would have thought this would be a relevant discussion. (Although this is just an aberration and not the norm.)
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