Racially Charged Display Sparks Debate Over Free Speech, Hate Speech
We read:
"A racially-charged message posted on a Chicago garage is pitting a homeowner's right to free speech against a federal law that says people cannot attempt to intimidate people of different races looking to move to the neighborhood.
Michael Corrigan posted a display on his garage on the city's south side that read, "Say no to the ghetto. White Power. Mt. Greenwood, the next Englewood," and next to the words he hung a white noose, MyFoxChicago.com reported. It faced the home up for sale next to Corrigan's.
The city's Human Relations Commission called it racist and deplorable, and the city has asked federal authorities to investigate whether or not it is intimidation that violates the Fair Housing Act.
One civil rights lawyer thinks the message is disturbing but doesn't know if it violates any laws, especially since the First Amendment guarantees people the right to express even objectionable views.
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6 comments:
So once again, we have those on the Left who claim their rights are more important, more valuable, and more worthy than someone elses rights. I guess this is what they mean by a "living document"?
That the sign on the garage is objectionable is not the point, as almost anything one person says may be seen as objectionable to someone else. It is protected speech, just as filling a jar with urine and placing an upside down Crucifix in it was deemed protected.
Then there's the reality of the situation. And that reality is knowing what generally happens to an area when blacks move in. Is that a pleasant thought? No, the truth is not always pretty. Is it racist? No, a fact cannot be racist.
Maybe he should call it "Art" then he would not only be protected but he may get a liberal arts grant to boot!
If he had put up a Hugo Chavez banner nobody would have cared much. People should stop being offended and get on with their own lives.
If it was a sign that said, "Black power", it would be considered a noble statement of support of an oppressed race. Call it "White power", and it's racist.
This is what happens when the majority quietly stands by while a minority takes (or is given) control.
embrace our differences
lol
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