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Jinn · 10-13-2005, 11:18 AM

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Tee's, cups, mugs, hoodies, tank tops.. MEET THE FUCKERS!

I should note that I firmly agree that a private company has the right to refuse service based on their own criteria; anyone with the slightest understanding with the laws of the US knows this by inspection. The question, for me, is whether they SHOULD have. Cohen vs. California specifically prohibits the Government from making using the word FUCK illegal, and case law has supported this. I think this is evident of the "spirit" of the law -- that although you have the option as a private entity-- should you really exercise that right?

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Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	http://www.cafepress.com/cp/browse/s...nastore/823759 Tee's, cups, mugs, hoodies, tank tops.. MEET THE FUCKERS! I should note that I firmly agree that a private company has the right to refuse service based on their own criteria; anyone with the slightest understanding with the laws of the US knows this by inspection. The question, for me, is whether they SHOULD have. Cohen vs. California specifically prohibits the Government from making using the word FUCK illegal, and case law has supported this. I think this is evident of the "spirit" of the law -- that although you have the option as a private entity-- should you really exercise that right? __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel