Thursday, October 9, 2008
Looking around at the walls of a local high school classroom, I didn’t pay anymore special attention to the posters of inspirational statements than could be expected, but less than 24 hours later I am recalling one sign in particular: “What would you try, if you knew you would not fail?”.
The reason; Juicycampus.com. The ideal behind such a Web site is undoubtedly to grant anonymity to bullies. This is fuel for a fire that many a parent of high-schoolers have attempted to start under Congress to remove the legal rights for companies that grant such abilities to people who abuse the system. There is a line that must be drawn.
Freedom of speech is granted with the stipulation that you can be held accountable for the consequences of your own words. This right works because people have to think about the personal risk of ruining relationships. Slander is still a crime. Freedom of speech does not absolve anyone from guilt of demeaning an innocent person. It exists for political rights, to be free to speak out about government, not to allow stupid people who obviously care too much about other peoples lives to ruin reputations of sorority girls who may or may not be a “whore.”
To add to the problem, The Kansan publishes a cover story so that anyone on campus who hadn’t yet heard about it will now be visiting the site. Well, personally I won’t, and I encourage you to avoid the temptation as well.
I also encourage writing to your senator to hold these sites accountable for their crimes against innocent individuals.
— — Larissa Maranell is a junior from Eudora.
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