Wednesday, April 14, 2010

It's the First one!

The First Amendment to the Constitution...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of
the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.

We have seen the images of Nazis in America, marching in parades, saying disgusting things, and we have learned that as long as they do it peacefully, they can not be stopped. They are protected by the First Amendment.

Then why this? Obviously there are some missing details, but insulting somebody is not against the law. I assume the case hinges on whether or not people actually felt they were being forced to leave the store...and I doubt anybody believed that. And, "Bias Intimidation"? Folks, you can intimidate all you want, as long as you aren't biased against those you intimidate. It's kind of like hate crimes . . . "not only did he kill him...he hated him!"

1 comment:

Patti said...

hmmm...wonder what would happen if she yelled
"all white bald men leave the store!"