The activity that was done last week reinforced my thoughts as to the necessity of speech codes throughout society. The boys who participated in the party at the fraternity should have been punished. Their actions were extremely offensive and reasonably could have started violence. The punishment that should have been given to the boys was suspension or expulsion. It is necessary for all universities to have speech codes to keep a safe campus. Although speech codes "limit" your freedom of speech, college is not a place where violence due to demeaning commentary should occur.
The case that I looked at dealt with a student who was charged with discrimination and harassment for "offensive speech" at the University of Idaho. The organization FIRE was attempting to minimize and eliminate hate crimes by enforcing speech codes. I agree with what FIRE is doing. Organizations like FIRE need to exist so that the amount of discrimination that occurs between students will lessen. FIRE was organized to help students in society, not harm them. Even if it means disallowing students to say what ever they want, when ever they want, speech codes are a necessary and helpful tool in our society.
yours truly,
Amy
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