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Speech Codes

            Professor James of the Science Department has been actively against the lawsuit filed against Shippensburg University. She has worked for Shippensburg for about 13 years and has never thought there was a problem with the Speech codes at Shippensburg. .
             James says: "The lawsuit is ridiculous, Shippensburg just updated their Code of conduct a year prior to the suit, but because most of the students don't know, they feel they still have the right to sue using the old code of conduct as their basis." .
             On April 22, 2003 Walter Bair, Jennifer Coyle [not her real name] and the civil liberties group FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) filed suit against Shippensburg University saying that Shippensburg's policies on free speech are unconstitutional. .
             When a few students displayed flags and banners on doors and hallways depicting a massage against Osama bin Laden and American military efforts in Afghanistan they were asked to remove them. Bair testified that the resident director told him to remove .
             them stating they were offensive to others and in violation of the University's code of .
             conduct. Bair and other students complied with the orders to remove the banners because they feared punishment if they did not. .
             In another incident anti-war demonstrators were asked to move to a designated area. James says that the demonstrators were "in the way of students going to class and a few were harassing people. They were asked to move about 50 yards away so they were between the science building and the CUB [Cumberland Union Building]. Some demonstrators refused so campus security had to forcibly remove them" .
             FIRE is currently part of a nationwide effort to challenge and change speech policies at colleges and universities. FIRE states that although many students respect disagreement and differences that university policies encourage students to bring up charges against those who may offend others.


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1. speech codes

Speech codes prohibit certain forms of speech both in the classroom and out class situtations. ... To show that speech codes deprive ones freedom of speech it is necessary to introduce the views of supporters for campus speech codes and to show that speech codes are not the answer to many problems. ... The supporters of speech codes say that speech codes are especially important in protecting minorities such as African American students. ... The speech codes in these universities are an example of how vague the codes are. ... Speech codes limit the lessons and a lot less is learned. ...

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2. Hate Vs Speech Code

Hate Speech Code vs. ... By applying a hate speech code to the Fundamental Standard would violate our constitutional right to free expression, while at the same time a code of this sort protects us from verbal hatred and discrimination. ... That is why I believe that a hate speech code would be a good idea at SMU. So why should a hate speech code be enforced? ... If we live in a country where equality for all mankind and womankind exists, then why should using this hate speech code be an issue? ...

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3. Should Speech Codes Be Allowed On College Campuses?

Speech codes clearly are a violation of the first amendment because they wish to abridge our rights to free speech. ... Another problem with speech codes is that they tend to be vague and ambiguous. ... Without implementing speech codes, colleges and universities are basically condoning racism and hateful speech. ... (Garry 29) Speech codes do not present any answer and only worsen problems by trying to restrict our right to free speech. ... (Garry 29) It's easy to see that speech codes should be abolished. ...

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4. Why College Speech Codes Should Not Be Used

Second, the telos of the university clearly contradicts its arete of using speech codes on campus. ... Why are speech codes morally wrong? First the cause of why speech codes were created needs to be addressed. ... There are five premises for the argument against college speech codes and why speech codes are wrong: First, regulating college speech may violate the First Amendment of the constitution. ... people interpret college speech codes as guidelines, when really college speech codes are policies and rules that by definition have a consequence of some form of a punishment. ...

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5. Hate Speech

A speech code is a set of rules protecting people from harassment or discrimination. ... I feel that this student should not have been expelled because the most speech codes are too general. ... Furthermore, they argue that speech codes are unfortunately necessary to achieve protection against those who abuse their rights to free speech. ... If a speech code is written, people will continue to express themselves regardless of rules; there will be difficulty in the enforcement of a code. ... Speech codes must not be written because I feel that a code will do more harm than good. ...

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6. Free speech

Rather than implement rigid speech codes as a solution, universities should stress personal responsibility of those who speak and act. ... The imposition of college speech codes clearly violates the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and expression. ... The adoption of speech codes, despite the claims of supporters, limits the right of individuals to speak as they wish. ... With the emergence of enforced speech codes, however, students are forced to think twice before expressing their views. ... Despite their claims of tolerance and diversity, proponents of speech codes favor neit...

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7. The Rise Of Hate Speech On Campuses

They would entrust, for example, fair enforcement of speech codes to the very individuals and institutions they have labeled racist, sexist, and other-ist- (McMasters, 173). ... Speech codes are not the way to go on campuses, where all views are entitled to be heard, explored, supported or refuted. ... College administrators may think speech codes are a quick fix, but "[s]peech codes have not stopped hate speech. Speech codes are used all too frequently to prosecute and persecute those they would protect. ... Codes that punish prejudiced speech treat only the symptom. ...

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8. Freedom of Speech

Many universities, under pressure to respond to the concerns of those who are the objects of hate, have adopted codes or policies prohibiting speech that offends any group based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. ... Speech codes adopted by government financed state colleges and universities amount to government censorship, in violation of the Constitution. ... Compromising free speech ultimately threatens the rights of minorities. ... As Eleanor Holmes Norton has said: "It is technically impossible to write an anti-speech code that cannot be twisted a...

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9. Hate Speech on College Campuses

Many universities have enforced hate speech codes that allow the freedom of speech but protect the student's rights to participate fully in campus life without being discriminated against. ... Among this, there are other university speech codes that in essence protect students in any way that may inflict danger to them or prevent them from participating in campus life. Another thing we cannot overlook is that creating and abiding speech codes that would not allow hate speech would not be treating the problem but merely covering it up. ... Enforcing certain hate speech codes that g...

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