Question

3) Answer the following about Freedom of Speech (3-5 sentences)

a. Do you believe that offensive speech should be banned?

b. Should college students possess the same First Amendment rights as adults?

c. Do you agree with the college protesters that offensive speech ought to be prohibited and punished? Why or why not?

d. Is there a time, place, or context in which unlimited free speech is acceptable?

Answer 1

a. Freedom of speech, without any doubt we need to persist but having said that we also need to care about the sentiment of the society as a whole. We should not allow offensive speeches to get weightage in the society at all. In my view offensive speeches should be banned.

b. In my college students should posses the first amendment right as adults. Because they take revolutionary steps. They are change bringers.

c. Offensive speeches, be they in a college or any public space should be banned. They inflict a lot damage to the society in the form of violence and unrest.

d. I am agree with this. There can be a particular setup where unlimited free speech could be acceptable with the intention to bring some revolutionary change that needed most urgently.