Why Do We Fear To Feel Safe

America’s first president George Washington once argued at the [whenever he said this] that “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” It is an essential component to the daily life of any constitutional republic, such as that of the United States even though it is a right granted to all American citizens, in the past, freedom of speech has been abridged to accommodate political correctness, to prevent disruptive behavior that could negatively affect others, and to protect confidential military information.

Free speech is by far the most commonly recognized freedom in our everyday lives. The freedom of speech allows us to voice our own opinions without the severe repercussions of some countries. It allows us to say what we really feel and helps us learn how to communicate in true and meaningful ways. Along with this freedom, we must remember that there are limits to this freedom. While being arrested “you have the right to remain silent” and anything you say can be used against you in court. This freedom is not one to be taken for

George Orwell once famously said ‘If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.' This sentence sums up the very essence of free speech; it is, as Orwell believed, the mother of all civil rights. Without the unconditional freedom to offend it cannot exist. Ideas are, more often than not, dangerous things. There is little point in having freedom of speech if it only defends the most popular and innocuous of opinions. The freedom to offend can perpetrate racial, social or religious intolerance; however, conversely, it is also the only means available to fight against such bigotry. Free speech is not something to work towards when the world is ‘better'; it is, rather, the vital tool through

A state in a stage of peace was brutally ended on April 12th, 2015. The streets of Baltimore were crowded as a crowd of people filled the streets. Freddie Gray was one of the many in the crowd at the corner of W. North Avenue and N. Mount Street. Four officers on bicycles were patrolling a crowd that had formed. Slight tension was felt in the air as the police presence was felt by all.

As many are aware, protesters gathered recently in Charlottesville, Virginia, for a “Unite the Right” protest. The protest quickly escalated from a peaceful rally to a violent outcry.

On September 20th, 2016 Kenneth Lamont Scott, a Charlotte, North Carolina resident was shot and killed by members of the Charlotte Police Department. According to the Charlotte Police Department, officers were at Scott’s apartment complex searching for someone unrelated to Scott on an outstanding arrest warrant. Officers observed Scott exit a vehicle in the parking lot carrying a handgun. According to police reports, Scott failed to comply with orders to drop the weapon and was shot and killed by police. During the confrontation, Scott’s wife was present and recorded the encounter on her cell phone. Scott’s wife claimed that he was sitting in his car reading a book and that he

One glance towards Freddie Gray is all it took to spiral a city out of control on April 12th. An on-foot chase of Gray had been seen by many bystanders as Gray had been a part of a peaceful protest on the corner of W. North Avenue and N. Mount Street. His arrest was based upon the fact that he fled from officers

At least two people die during day of violence of police brutality disturbance began after young man who was a dancer on television was found dead, and residents charged that he had been killed by police. Police began to say that he attacked the officers and now there family is mad that there kid

Recently Freddie Gray, a black man, became injured while in police custody and eventually died seven days later in Baltimore; so in response, thousands of citizens rioted as tensions heightened. Agitators attacked police officers and vandalized buildings, which caused officers to utilize tear gas and pepper balls to stifle the stress (“Civil Unrest”).The protests began peacefully with a march on the streets to City Hall, and then turned into barbaric riots against all forms of the law. The sudden bursts of violence appalled

The Freedom of speech is very expansive filled with loop holes and with this comes many cases that have change the American history. The rights of free speech, free express for all such as gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability has help to encourage society development and helps to encourage equality for everyone. It is always bad intention to use the right of to fuel hate, prejudice and other crimes of violence. For example, Brandenburg v. Ohio, a case that challenged the speech of individual speech that was exhibit imminent lawless action or used words to incite or direct an action.

While in Salt Lake City protester line the side walk across from the state and Federal building for a peaceful demonstration demanding justice and demilitarize the police department, no store front was looted, no Molotov cocktail was lobbed at police. Capturing few local and national news outlets attention not as much as the Ferguson simply because the media outlets was not interested in story. A peaceful protest is not newsworthy the public does not want to see local family, and friends standing on the side walk holding sign, shouting and demanding justice all that is boring and not news worthy. A crowed lobbing Molotov cocktail at police officers who’s in full military like riot gear including gas masks and helmets with heave armored vehicle in our city streets responding with tear gas and smoke bomb make more interesting news and it will get more ratings.

It was stunning to watch the confidence held in the parade. Holding themselves before such a large crowd and when it all began to crumble, they tried hard to stand their ground while the police turned a blind eye, despite their job to protect everyone. It was frustrating to watch and it reminded me of similar situations happening now, though it is with race

Cable News Network (CNN) crews saw looters breaking in through the roof of a Baltimore liquor store. These looters tossed bottles and cans of alcohol onto the street. This all happened after the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died because of a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody. Children were out of school for a day because the violence was so bad. The instigators responsible for seriously

Free speech is the backbone that holds democracy together.  Without a free speech, ideas would not be challenged, governments would not be kept in check, and citizens would not be free.  John Stuart Mill said once that, “If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person then he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”( Roleff, 21). The right to free speech is essential to “egalitarian democracy,”(Tsesis) however, this right is not absolute and must be limited in certain situations.

The article “The Culture of Fear Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things” by Barry Glassner describes the problems of the American news media. The issues presented in this article is the fear business by news media to present problems to rile up average Americans. Fear in this article is meant to describe how we feel about diseases and crime based on the news we receive. The disease aspect of the article is interesting because it accurately describes the health scares that occur more and more frequently as stated,” Besides worrying disproportionately about legitimate ailments and prematurely about would-be diseases, we continue to fret already refuted dangers” (Xii). News media continue to place spotlight on very rare diseases and freak