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- From: Janet.Murray@f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Janet Murray)
- Sender: ufgate@puddle.fidonet.org (newsout1.26)
- Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
- Subject: Freedom of speech
- Message-ID: <32821.2B398C4C@puddle.fidonet.org>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 00:00:34 PDT
- Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/23 - HI TECH TOOLS / Lib, Portland OR
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- In a message of <Dec 22 10:22>, Dr. Kenneth Bradford (1:105/42) wrote:
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- DKB>I'm pretty uncomfortable with the idea of "banning" anyone's
- DKB>speech. Frank Topping sounds angry and nearly incoherent, but
- DKB>unless he says something actionable, why take action?
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- DKB>Otherwise, my grandmother's advice still sounds good to me:
- DKB>Don't dignify it with an answer.
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- I agree.
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- As a school librarian, I support the American Library Association's
- policies opposing censorship and protecting freedom of speech.
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- However, I also believe that a lengthy, documented history of unfounded
- allegations and personal attacks should be sufficient grounds for
- deprivation of the privileges the electronic network affords; to wit:
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- From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)
- Subject: What is Usenet?
- Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.
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- Original from: chip@count.tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
- [Most recent change: 19 May 1991 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
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- 4. Usenet is not a right.
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- Some people misunderstand their local right of "freedom of speech"
- to mean that they have a legal right to use others' computers to
- say what they wish in whatever way they wish, and the owners of
- said computers have no right to stop them.
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- Those people are wrong. Freedom of speech also means freedom not
- to speak; if I choose not to use my computer to aid your speech,
- that is my right. Freedom of the press belongs to those who own
- one.
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