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Accordingtointernetlivestats.com6,000tweetsarepostedpersecondand
somemayoffendyou.Shouldpeoplebeabletopostwhatevertheywantonsocial
media?Youshouldbeabletopostwhateveryouwantonsocialmediatoanextent.

Socialmediahelpspeoplerelievestress.AstudyoutofRutgersUniversity
andthePewResearchCentersurveyed1,801adultscomparingsocialmediato
stresslevels.Thestudiesshowedthatstresslevelswere21%lowerthanthosewho
donotusesocialmedia.Thestudiessaidthatstresslevelswerelowerbecausethe
peopleweremoreconnectedtofamilyandfriendsallowingthemtosharewhat
theyaredoingwiththosepeople.Inmypersonalexperience,whenmycousin
passedawayItooktosocialmediaforcomfort.EveryoneonFacebookwas
postingnicestatusesabouthimandpicturesofhimonFacebook.Chattingwith
myfriendsreallyhelpedmefeelbetterandrelievestress.

Youshouldbeabletopostwhateveryouwantuptothepointofmaking
threats.Accordingtobostonherald.com,afemalefromTewksburyHighSchool
postedonFacebookthatshewantedto"gettwoguns"and"makeasuicidepact."
AfemaleWinthropstudentrespondedtothecommentsaying,"canweshootup

schoolsfirsttho."TheTewksburygirlreplied,"Yoletsdoit."Thiscausedboth
schoolstogoonlockdown.Somethingsimilarbuttoamuchlessdegreehappened
inmylife.OnFacebookkidswerepostspicturesandvideosofthemfighting
fellowstudents.Theyalsothreatenedtobeatupotherkidsinthosevideos.When
theschoolfoundoutthekidsweresuspendedforaweek.Somepeoplethinkyou
shouldnotpostwhatyouwantonsocialmedia.Thisholdssometruthbecause
employerslookintoyoursocialmediatodeterminewhethertheywanttohireyou
ornot.

Somepeoplesaythemajorreasonwhypeopleshouldbeabletopost
whatevertheywantisbecausewehavefreedomofspeech.Thefirstamendment
stopsthegovernmentfrompunishingspeechthatfrightens,offends,annoys,angers
orupsetsothers.AccordingtoDoesFreeSpeechCoverMurderFantasies?by
GeoffreyR.Stone.InthecaseofAnthonyEloniswhopostedthathewould
smotherhiswifewithapillowanddumpherbodyinacreekandsaidhewouldnot
stopuntilherbodywasamess,soakedinbloodanddyingfromallthelittlecuts,
andsaidthathewouldslitthethroatofanFBIagent.Elonisclaimedthathis
postwasnotathreatratherhewasexpressinghispersonalrage.Atthetrialthe

jurytriedtoseeifareasonablepersonwouldfindthisathreat.Thejurymustfind
thatheintendedtocoercesomeonesbehaviorthroughathreat.WhichElonis
claimshedidnot.Thisiswhyeverythingyousayisnotprotectedbyfreedomof
speech.

Peopleshouldbeallowedtopostastheypleaseonsocialmedia.Post
whateveryouneed.Stayonsocialmediaitwillhelprelieveyourstress.Itsalso
yourconstitutionalrighttopostasyouplease.