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NYT's Fuller's Bizarre Take on First Amendment at Berkeley: 'Can Cause Physical Pain'
Newsbusters ^ | September 23, 2017 | Clay Waters

Posted on 09/23/2017 9:26:54 AM PDT by kevcol

At Berkeley, there are both unequivocal voices championing the importance of free speech, no matter how inflammatory, and professors who say lines need to be drawn on campuses. These professors argue that the First Amendment needs to be reassessed for reasons that include the rise of internet trolling and cyberbullying and that some scientific research now shows that hateful speech can cause physical pain.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: berkeley; firstamendment; freespeech; msm; universities
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To: sparklite2
That is really, really good. I think it will stay with me forever.

Did you think of it yourself? I can't find its source with Google.

Very good. Top-notch, like Kenny Rogers' The Gambler.

21 posted on 09/23/2017 2:42:25 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Steely Tom

Thank you so much. It took me about fifteen minutes to write and post.


22 posted on 09/23/2017 2:50:08 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: kevcol

Classic question: if that leftist professor had a student say that hearing pro-Left speech caused him physical pain, would the professor be accommodating? Or would he throw the guy out of his class.


23 posted on 09/23/2017 3:14:44 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: kevcol

A modest proposal to add to the first day of freshman orientation at U.C. @ Berkeley:

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”

Repeat 5 times.

Mark


24 posted on 09/23/2017 7:07:34 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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