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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by ORDflyer
You misunderstand the First Amendment. You have a fundamental right to express your opinion. However, if 99% of the world calls you a jerk because of your expression of your right, you don't have a complaint as they are also expressing their fundamental right. There is no First amendment right to say what one wants to say without being called names or otherwise being criticized for what was said.
The problem is the FA didn't express an opinion. She enlisted the authority of the state to act against the person. THAT is the offense. Lacking the FAs side of the story, if the only complaint was that he swore, the FAs actions in calling police and calling it a security threat was WAY out of line.
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