Court rules universities may have duty to block websites that harass students

Re:Court rules universities may have duty to block websites ... by Nasrudith on Monday December 31, 2018 @07:56PM (#18798198)

If dealing with one to one going with any absolutism's logical extreme is batshit insanity that suggests murdering absolutely everyone else to ensure that your safety/freedom is never potentially compromised is the only option.

The actual details are nuanced and the general line is 'freedom to swing your arms ends at my face' from general reciprocity and sustainability - freedom to cause harm unilaterally (distinct from self-defense) damages overall freedom as well in the same sense that a power vacuum can lead to less freedom as the strong dominate.

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Re:Court rules universities may have duty to block websites ... by anigbrowl on Monday December 31, 2018 @08:47PM (#18798388)

Here's an example from today's news of what a cop (and I) considered to be a true threat of violence but which the defendant maintains (so far) that he was trying to prove a point about workplace safety.

http://nixle.us/AMTQ6?fbclid=IwAR1pRErR6-CuOjvULJWJDSSKLISJ_...

So far this person hasn't committed any violent acts and I'm willing to stipulate that his stated grievance is founded in fact, though it may or may not have been his actual motivation. Have his free speech rights been infringed?

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