Not to mention that the students at Kent State had been exercising their first amendment rights for several days including throwing rocks and burning down the ROTC building. When things got out of hand, and it is certainly tragic, it is a bit ironic that free speech in this case (still in poor taste) has people suggesting repercussions. My father was on the Coral Sea during Viet Nam and the "Peace and Love" crowd threw excrement, rocks and other things on to the ship as they sailed out of San Francisco harbor. It was a very tense time.

My guess would be doing just that

Of course, I always find it interesting that the ones who make the biggest deal out having "freedom of speech" never really have anything important to say.

Nope. It's a place to get an education and to learn how to live in the world and peacefully coexist with others and respect the rights of people who aren't like you if you've lived a sheltered life and not ever had to deal with people different than yourself. It's a place to learn that everything that you may do that may be protected by law isn't necessarily a good idea. That just because you have rights, other people do as well and there's no need to disrespect people for no reason other than simply because your right to do so is protected. It's a place where many of us grow up and start down the road to maturity.

But apparently not for those assholes.

That is something that I do my best to try and drive into my sons head. He gets so upset when he makes a mistake or feels as if he has let me down. I am always having to tell him that it is okay to make mistakes, the important thing is for you to learn from them and do your best to not make them again. Sometimes it takes him a few times, he is MY son after all.

That straw man don't hunt. It's not about me or my mistakes, but yes I do tend to lean from them.

If this were a one time or first time thing then it could be an opportunity for them to learn. Its been established that this is something that happens regularly. So what they seem to have learned is that they can do what they want and to hell with decency and what others think or feel, because they have the right to free speech. They are allowed to be assholes. Unless somebody stops them, why would they quit now? And no, this isn't a flogging offense IMO. Let's save that for when it would be more effective.

Ok. You're probably right. I'm pretty certain that they'd have apologized on their own without anyone saying anything about it. My bad. No harm done, no need for any further consequences or accountability.

lsutiga, you go to LSU?