(November 18, 2012 at 7:54 pm)Napoléon Wrote: To me, people should absolutely be able to think and say what they want. However I do think there is a line where that freedom of speech and that freedom of thought can impact others. Especially children. Now does that mean we should censor what parents teach their kids? Frankly I think it's impossible to do so, but I am having trouble figuring out whether it would still be acceptable to try though. I mean, if parents are teaching their kids to go out and murder, and people get murdered because of it, are those murdered people not then directly or indirectly affected by freedom of speech? I think I agree with TGAC in this department, education is not a democracy (hence my earlier post about classrooms), and I find being too liberal isn't necessarily what I'd call 'progressive'. But here's where I guess we all define progression as different things.
Well, from a legal standpoint, I know there have been defenses made of murderers that are basically, "They were raised surrounded by violence as children. They became violent. They are therefore not accountable for their actions." And they have pretty much been shot down every time. While it is true that a child born into violence learns that this is an acceptable practice, it doesn't negate the fact that the person is responsible for their own actions.
