I was watching a snippet of the news last night while picking up my kids from the sitter. And something the lady said jolted me a bit. She was relating a story about someone who had been arrested, a student, or a teacher...I cant quite recall....however, they had been arrested for openly speaking about anti-war issues and the support of terrorist acts and some something or other about Palestine.
Okay, so maybe this person supports what happened in New York, etc, etc. BUT.......
He was only TALKING about it. Correct me if I am wrong, but last time I checked we were all free to say ANYTHING we want about how we feel and what our opinions are....its called The FIRST AMENDMENT....right?
Wrong. And what really got to me the most is that this lady told the story to millions of American viewers....as if it were commonplace and totally acceptable. Like, "This man was bad-mouthing our country, so we took care of him". Is it really that bad that we can start reporting news like that which clearly and undeniably violates someones rights, and nobody bats an eye? WE CAN SAY THAT CRAP ON THE EVENING NEWS AND NOT THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SAYING?
Whats next? A "Special Report" on inside Americas new Death Camps for suspected terrorists?
:eek:
I mean, we may not all agree with this guy...of course, but he still has a right to talk about it. Just like we have the right to disagree. But nobody should be going to jail.
