Keyerra King WRD-103 10/23/13

Supreme Court of the United States 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543 e!erra ing 1325 1"5th Street #ammond, $N 4%324 Dear Supreme Court &usti'es, $n toda!(s so'iet!, offensi)e *anguage is +e'oming far too 'ommon, -eop*e are +e'oming in'onsiderate of those .hom are on the re'ei)ing end of the offensi)e 'omments, /his is espe'ia**! true in our s'hoo*s, $0m proposing that !ou 'ome up .ith *a.s that are more stri't on offensi)e *anguage on s'hoo* 'ampuses nation.ide, /here needs to +e a *a. that ma1es the 2meri'an peop*e fee* as if the! 'an +e se'ure in .ho the! are, /here needs to +e a *a. that 'an ma1e e)er!one fee* 'omforta+*e and safe, Without this the 2meri'a .i** +e stepping +a'1 into a past .e tr! so hard to forget, Students or an!one e*se shou*d not +e a**o.ed to ma1e o+s'ene 'omments a+out one another, $f this happens it 'ou*d *ead to defamation of someone(s 'hara'ter, Defamation 'an +e'ome a serious situation if it goes too far, 2n! t!pe of s*ander or *i+e* on s'hoo* propert! 'ou*d )er! .e** ruin the reputation of the s'hoo* and the peop*e in)o*)ed .ith the '*aims, 3a.suits .i** sure*! surfa'e and there(** +e *ong and arduous +att*es to endure in order to determine .hat tru*! happened, $f there .ere *a.s in p*a'e this t!pe of situation 'ou*d definite*! +e a)oided, 4f 'ourse it .i** +e hard to pro)e an! use of o+s'ene *anguage, $ +e*ie)e that if .e rep*a'ed o*d se'urit! 'ameras .ith ne. 'ameras e5uipped .ith audio te'hno*og! then it .ou*d +e easier to determine if offensi)e *anguage .as used, $ +e*ie)e that the ameri'an peop*e .ou*d +e .i**ing to fund these ne. 'ameras if the! 1ne. the reason for .h! the!re needed, /he punishment for an! pro)en use of offensi)e *anguage shou*d depend on the se)erit! of the situation, /he .orst punishment, .hi'h shou*d +e 6ai* time, shou*d +e administered if there is +odi*! harm in)o*)ed, $f there is no +odi*! harm the punishment shou*d +e a fine suffi'ient enough to 'o)er an! damages that o''ur, No., it is 1no.n that the First 2mendment prote'ts freedom of spee'h, #o.e)er, not a** spee'h is prote'ted under this amendment, $nstan'es that might o''ur at a s'hoo* .ou*d +e a student ma1ing an o+s'ene spee'h at a s'hoo* sponsored e)ent or ad)o'ating i**ega* drug use at a s'hoo*7sponsored e)ent, 2n!one that portra!s fa*se statement as fa'ts .ou*d not +e prote'ted under this amendment, Furthermore, sin'e s'hoo*s are federa**! o.ned, it ma1es sense to ha)e *a.s to

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prote't the peop*e .ho attend s'hoo*, 2''ording to a 'ase !ou ru*ed on, Chap*ins1! ), Ne. #ampshire, 8fighting .ords9 are not prote'ted spee'h, -eop*e are pro)o1ed +! 8fighting .ords9 5uite often, !et )irtua**! nothing is +eing done a+out it, 4ffensi)e *anguage 'an a*so 'ause emotiona* distress,-eop*e ha)e 'ommitted sui'ide +e'ause things that .ere said to them, $n 2010, a student named -hoe+e -rin'e 'ommitted sui'ide +! hanging +e'ause of .hat other students 'a**ed her, /he other students 'a**ed her names su'h as 8$rish .hore9 and 8stupid s*ut,9 $f there .ere stri'ter *a.s in affe't this 'ou*d ha)e possi+*! +een a)oided due to the fear of punishment, /here has to +e something done +efore more *i)es are *ost +e'ause those .ho are aff*i'ted don(t ha)e an! he*p, /hreats 'an definite*! +e 'onsidered o+s'ene *anguage, /he peop*e on the gi)ing end of the threat are posing a'tua* harm to .home)er is on the re'ei)ing end, Students on 'ampus 'annot and do not fee* safe +e'ause the! .onder .here and .hen the ne:t threat or 'omment is going to 'ome, Sure, there are e:'eptions to .hat 'onstitutes a threat +ut the 2meri'an peop*e need to 1no. that the! 'an .a*1 around free*! 1no.ing that there is some *a. prote'ting their rights to +e themse*)es, 2s a student, i .ant to fee* as if s'hoo* is a p*a'e to f*ourish .ho .e are as peop*e, $ts a p*a'e of refuge for man! peop*e, 3a.s that +an offensi)e *anguage .ou*d ma1e s'hoo* a +etter en)ironment for a** those in)o*)ed, $t .ou*d +e easier for e)er!one to +e as su''essfu* as possi+*e, Su''ess is 'ontingent upon the effort put in to ma1e e)er!thing .or1 together, $f the *a.s are su''essfu* at regu*ating *anguage po*i'ies at s'hoo*s then e)er!thing .i** start to 'onne't, ;es, the First 2mendment 'o)ers freedom of spee'h, #o.e)er, if that spee'h is intentiona**! and ma*i'ious*! dire'ted to.ard someone , that0s .hen it +e'omes unprote'ted, <egu*ating offensi)e spee'h and *anguage at a** s'hoo*s .ou*d en'ourage students and staff to *earn to .or1 together, When this happens the 'ountr! .i** +e a 'ountr! 1no.n to +e respe'ta+*e and 'ourteous, <egu*ating spee'h .ou*d on*! .or1 out for the 'ountr!(s .e**+eing, Consider this= .ou*d !ou sit +! and *et the 'ountr! s*ip into it(s horri+*e past or .i** !ou he*p push it for.ard> /han1 !ou for !our 'onsideration, e!erra ing