The first amendment, “The Freedom of Speech”, adopted in 1791 gave people the right to voice concerns or opinions, peaceably assemble and to petition the government. This amendment is one of the most important in the Constitution allowing society free expression of oneself allowing the voices of the country to promote growth. There are arguments of the freedom being abused and taken for granted to belittle others for their race, disabilities or ethnicity. Slandering of people or groups publicly via verbal or media in any way is no longer tolerated. The laws of discrimination and harassments are limitations of individual expressions or opinions verbally and in media messages.
College campuses and workplaces are responsible to keep a stable and safe environment, with that comes policies and regulations. College campuses will create their regulations and policies that define the limitations of voicing one’s …show more content…
Letters voicing a concern from a group or organization structured and worded correctly is very influential. Boycotting can make an impact when demonstrated by a large enough group. For example, a few years back when the gas prices were skyrocketing and the internet utilized to send the message of boycotting by filling up for gas once a week. The intent of demonstrations is to have concerns heard in a peaceful and effective way, unfortunately violence does arise. There are demonstrations that create high social tension law enforcement is necessary to keep control. A good example of this is the DAPL demonstration, Indigenous people peacefully demonstrating and the authorities dressed in riot gear due to the reactions from both sides. Peaceful demonstrations can turn violent when forceful tactics are used to move people out-of-the-way consequently ending with injuries on both sides of the
College campuses and workplaces are responsible to keep a stable and safe environment, with that comes policies and regulations. College campuses will create their regulations and policies that define the limitations of voicing one’s …show more content…
Letters voicing a concern from a group or organization structured and worded correctly is very influential. Boycotting can make an impact when demonstrated by a large enough group. For example, a few years back when the gas prices were skyrocketing and the internet utilized to send the message of boycotting by filling up for gas once a week. The intent of demonstrations is to have concerns heard in a peaceful and effective way, unfortunately violence does arise. There are demonstrations that create high social tension law enforcement is necessary to keep control. A good example of this is the DAPL demonstration, Indigenous people peacefully demonstrating and the authorities dressed in riot gear due to the reactions from both sides. Peaceful demonstrations can turn violent when forceful tactics are used to move people out-of-the-way consequently ending with injuries on both sides of the