laws were set in motion to provide protection against those who have fell victim to those breaking that law, but were also put there to serve as guideline for individual rights and responsibilities. i feel that the jury was wrong to rule against timothy!
the prosecution said that timothy broke the law stating you couldnt swear in public...but put an emphasis on swearing in front of children in the public, is what hes trying to say mean that if there werent any children there it would've been aceptable?...bc after reading so there werent. if no one was offended or hurt by the language and they (who were there) didnt complain about the incident what was the issue? i think that law needs to be revised or done with. also the prosecutor was blaming timothy of breaking a law, but isnt freedom of speech a right of the people?...so does that make the prosecutor guilty of breaking a crime? and if you find that to be true wouldnt timothy then have been fasly accused/punished? (im not sure of the legal temrs but i hope you know what i mean!)
also, the prosecutor was making a big deal about 'protecting' the children, i feel like if you dont want your kids around that type of environment you should know the people their with its tht simple. you wouldnt send your kids to a daycare that you know nothing about and then complain that your child isnt learning like you feel they should be...would you? it just doesnt make sense.
for another matter, i feel the prosecutor crossed the line when he denied timothy his right of freedom of speech by ruling against him trying to give him jail time 'for the childrens' sake...i feel if its not good for kids...why is it good for you?. theres a reason its bad or wrong in the first place so I dont understand his argument.
also, if it were such a big deal for timothy to swear, why arent all the rappers, singers, actors and actress' who say and do these things being punished? or why isnt the government censoring what we see and hear?. because WE choose what we get exposed to! just because someones putting it out there doesnt mean YOU have to accept it into your life.
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Nice post, Bree.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about media - when the thought police try to ban explicit songs or episodes of your favorite show, the element of CHOICE is key. No one is forced to watch these shows.
However...children who just happened to be within earshot of Boomer may not have had a choice. The details of this are fuzzy - but could parents really choose to avoid the string of profanity in this instance? No one (not even Timothy Boomer) really knew it was coming...