Speech Codes
SPEECH CODES: AN ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS? Freedom of speech is an issue that has been debated in America since the settlers first inhabited our country. The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees the right of freedom of speech to all Americans. Since then, people have spoken freely about government, religion, injustice, and basically anything else that they have wanted to. However, this freedom is not always given. Evidence of this can be found on college campuses across the nation. More and more colleges and universities are now enforcing speech codes, regulations that prohibit speech or other conduct that is abusive, threatening, or demeaning to certain groups because of their gender, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or ethnic background. This type of speech is also known as hate speech. A great controversy has arisen over the enforcement of these codes. We must now decide whether or not speech codes are constitutional, and what is more important for an academic environment, an atmosphere in which one can speak freely about his or her beliefs, or one in which no one feels persecuted or insulted. Proponents of speech codes believe that speech codes are great tools for assisting the education proces
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