NU President had an op-ed in the WSJ today about this. Said you have to be real careful infringing on free speech as the law will generally not be in your favor.

Well he did move to the North Shore.

Just to tie this up, the bold part was not said.

Freedom of speech doesn’t amount to much unless it is tested. And if the First Amendment doesn’t matter on college campuses, where self-expression is so deeply valued, why expect it to matter elsewhere?

A decade or so ago, I returned from Shabbat services at my synagogue to learn that a student had hung posters mocking the Holocaust Remembrance Day posters distributed in the dorms. The message had been turned into a celebration of Hitler’s birthday; the picture of concentration camp victims had for some reason been replaced by a marijuana leaf. It is hard to imagine a more disgusting display.

But here is the question we asked: Did the student hang those posters randomly, or instead single out the rooms of members of groups targeted by the Nazis such as Jews, blacks and gays? If it had been the latter, it might have constituted verbal assault. But it was the former, and in our view that was protected free speech. This wasn’t an easy decision, or perhaps the most expedient, but it was the right one.

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So just as I understand this, please confirm for me a couple key points as I understand it.

Point 1: The Speech appears to be protected by the 1st Amendment, and thus not subject to criminal charges
Point 2: Though protected speech, conduct that falls outside of the guidelines may be punishable, up to and including expulsion.
Point 3: Steve is a dope.

Just as the right for University students to join a frat where there are no minorities and sing a rap song that is offensive to many is also protected, no matter how repugnant it may seem.

Just as the right for University students to join a frat where there are no minorities and sing a rap song that is offensive to many is also protected, no matter how repugnant it may seem. There will almost certainly be a lawsuit filed.

I went to Eastern Illinois University you dope.

Where are you with regard to the policies of certain golf courses that do not allow Women or peoples of certain ethnic backgrounds?

Steve, since you often seem to be one to have a discussion of rights vs. privileges I have one question, given your history. Given your history, your stand here seems incongruous. Where is the "right" (as opposed to the not automatically granted "privilege") under the Constitution you seem confident this group of less enlightened individuals has?

Isn't it (as you often suggest when the shoe is on the other foot) more of a privilege to be earned here? And since it is more of a privilege, isn't the Constitutional discussion a bit unwarranted here?

I have never said that any group should be denied the right to free speech and this group should not be denied that right either.

THEY AREN'T BEING DENIED THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH

THEY AREN'T BEING DENIED THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH

Being expelled for practicing one's right to free speech infringes upon that right.

Being expelled for practicing one's right to free speech infringes upon that right.

Being expelled for practicing one's right to free speech infringes upon that right.

bullshit if he didn't opine that the constitution overruled a "code of conduct."

I went to Eastern Illinois University you dope. I've talked about it countless times on this boards, even went at the same time as a couple board guys (I think I missed Don Tiny by a couple years)

Darko went to EIU the exact same years my wife did.



He even hung out with some of the exact same people in the same places as my wife at the time, although they allegedly did not know each other back then.
You can imagine the potential nightmare scenarios in my brain that are waiting to be uncovered........

Darko went to EIU the exact same years my wife did.



He even hung out with some of the exact same people in the same places as my wife at the time, although they allegedly did not know each other back then.
You can imagine the potential nightmare scenarios in my brain that are waiting to be uncovered........

Darko went to EIU the exact same years my wife did.



He even hung out with some of the exact same people in the same places as my wife at the time, although they allegedly did not know each other back then.
You can imagine the potential nightmare scenarios in my brain that are waiting to be uncovered........

Boss: I need to talk to you for a minute.

Me: FUCK YOU, YOU BLACK Caller Bob!

Boss: What the fuck? You're fired!

Me: See you in court! I have freedom of speech!

Imagine? Darkside has it on film.

Did your wife get that mole removed?

Darko went to EIU the exact same years my wife did.



He even hung out with some of the exact same people in the same places as my wife at the time, although they allegedly did not know each other back then.
You can imagine the potential nightmare scenarios in my brain that are waiting to be uncovered........

Just to tie this up, the bold part was not said.

No matter how much you dont like Steve, posting direct quotes from off the board is over the line, imo