The First Amendment

dellinger63 · #1 08-07-2010, 08:00 AM

seems to be more in effect for some than others. less than 5 years ago and 5 miles away the skinheads were allowed to march and actually protected while heiling hitler and generally acting like a bunch of clowns .

What makes this clown any different than them? Especially since he's 64 and has the name Arjunsinh Sindha. The question may have been serious?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2...bway08.article

Danzig · #2 08-07-2010, 08:13 AM

i don't think this is an outrage dell. the guy had no business going up to someone and asking such a thing.

dellinger63 · #3 08-07-2010, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i don't think this is an outrage dell. the guy had no business going up to someone and asking such a thing.

I agree but this does not warrant a fine or even police involvement. Indians hate Pakis and vice versa. It has nothing to do with terrorism or anything to do with America for that matter. The Paki has the right to no longer patronize that Subway and let it go at that.

Danzig · #4 08-07-2010, 11:04 AM

so...people should be able to come up to you and freely insult you and you should have no recourse? i disagree. and because they have a 'tradition' of not liking each other, there should be nothing done? i think the restaurant worker was out of line, and he should be fired as well.

dellinger63 · #5 08-08-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

so...people should be able to come up to you and freely insult you and you should have no recourse? i disagree. and because they have a 'tradition' of not liking each other, there should be nothing done? i think the restaurant worker was out of line, and he should be fired as well.

turns out the restaurant worker is actually the restaurant owner. Don't think he'll be firing himself anytime soon. Sticks and stones etc. What is this country coming to when grown men can't break each others balls and little girls can't sell lemonade? And if the Paki had a set he would have invited the old Indian man outside not run home to his mom (the police)

brianwspencer · #6 08-08-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

so...people should be able to come up to you and freely insult you and you should have no recourse? i disagree.

Really? Somewhat surprised that you feel that way.

Insults in a private conversation should now be legally actionable?

If being moronic and insulting is a crime now, we're in big trouble.

Especially CSC.

Danzig · #7 08-08-2010, 01:24 PM

i know brian, i just think there's a fine line....hard to say really if it should be allowed or not. i just don't know that people should freely be able to come up and say things like that. put yourself in the customers shoes, should someone be able to say something like that to you with no worry at all? hey, it's free speech, but as holmes said, that doesn't allow shouting fire in a crowded theatre. i wonder what he'd say about this. is it free speech, or something more akin to verbal assault? is there such a thing? if there is, is this it? if a guy walked up to a lady and said i hear there's whores here, are you one, would that be harassment? if so, why wasn't this harassment? imo, this isn't similar to a protest, which isn't on a personal level. this was very much personal.