Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on speech

Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by vmception on Monday April 26, 2021 @05:32PM (#26948453)

Try it in court. Who cares about the hypotheticals or the line? Well I mean, I don't. That's the beauty of it, you don't really need to have strong opinions on anything, just the ability to make an argument that is convenient for you and persuasive to a judge.

The extent of consensus, for me, is understanding what reality can match the arbiters that matter. So I don't really have a fixed world view on much of anything. (sidenote: I'd probably be a decent lawyer, but software earns so much more without any licenses needed.)

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Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by dnautics on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:19PM (#26948999)

> Who cares about the hypotheticals or the line?

Well, for one, anyone administering anything IRL. You're a programmer, so you're not really responsible for much besides your own code. If you were a school principal (or a dance studio runner), knowing where the line exists (or is "liable to exist") BEFORE having to walk into court is important. A legal battle is not as easily ninja'd out as println debugging.

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Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by vmception on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:33PM (#26949143)

correct its good for the principle to not make kneejerk decisions, and it gives them ammunition against kneejerk parents or a board.

ideally their local counsel knows better too.

the best action in inaction.

all they have to do is do nothing. let the student represent whatever values the student wants in most circumstances.

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