Posted on 08/24/2005 5:29:37 PM PDT by loboinok
PITTSBURGH - A judge on Wednesday ordered a school district to readmit a 14-year-old student expelled for writing violent, profane rap lyrics, finding that his songs didn't amount to "true threats" against the school and so were protected by the First Amendment. ADVERTISEMENT
The Riverside Beaver County School District kicked out Anthony Latour because officials believed his lyrics constituted threats to shoot up the school and another student.
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing Latour, claimed his songs were "battle rap" a music genre in which two people try to out-rhyme each other, often using violent putdowns.
U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose overturned his expulsion and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the district to admit Latour to the ninth grade when classes resume Aug. 31.
In one song, Latour wrote: "So watch what you say about me, I'm everywhere son / And the word of mouth is that I'm carrying guns / Now that I'm comin' for you what the (expletive) you gonna do / I come double with the pump tons of slugs that will punish you."
School officials learned of LaTour's writings in March and contacted police, who charged him with terroristic threats and harassment. Latour was expelled in May. The charges are pending.
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Good try at a first post Lobo. Anyone know how to fix this?
already notified the mods
This is my first post...can ya fix this?
PING!
All other issues aside, school kids don't have free speech rights in class, nor should they.
"All other issues aside, school kids don't have free speech rights in class, nor should they."
I agree...unfortunately, the ACLU doesn't!
So when this kid kills someone at school will the Judge go to jail for his contribution?
He's lucky he did not mention Jesus in his colorful rap songs. he would have never been re-admitted.
"So when this kid kills someone at school will the Judge go to jail for his contribution?"
Who are Judges accountable to?
"I do think the zero tolerance policy is too much though because it goes to the extreme"
Mostly because administrators have lost the ability to reason and apply common sense.
Only rappers can threaten people with death and shotguns in schools and be left in class.
The oppressed, huh?
Violence, profanity, and insanity is protected free speech, but don't DARE mention God or Jesus Christ in school.
The black robed lawyer devils will attack will full, unrelenting force to make you pay for daring to say one word about Judeo-Christianity.
Are judges truly that deranged? But then again, that's rhetorical. Judges are nothing but sick black robed lawyers...
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