"NEW YORK - Peace activist Cindy Sheehan and three other women were convicted of trespassing Monday for trying to delivery an anti- Iraq war petition to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and refusing to leave."
2006-12-11 05:16:09 · 11 answers · asked by Jola 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
free speach is not the right to trespass.
2006-12-11 05:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't reflect freedom of speech (or the lack of) - they were TRESPASSING. Speaking of Cindy Sheehan: have you read about what she is actually NOT doing? Like providing tomb stone for her son's grave? Check it out - Ms. Sheehan is not all she appears to be.
2006-12-11 13:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by Decoy Duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech does not trump trespass and breaking other laws. You break a law...there should be consequences. The heart of peaceful protest is being willing to accept the consequences...not get a free pass, just because you believe your cause is just.
2006-12-11 13:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech does not imply the right to overstep your civil rights. Trespassing is trespassing and that applies to all.
Of course in the mean time you know our government will not have any of this and will quash it whenever and wherever they can.
2006-12-11 13:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely could be a violation. Just because they were "convicted" of trespassing doesn't mean they actually broke any laws! That's a convenient catch-all conviction that really means "we need an excuse to keep you and yr opinion out of here"
2006-12-11 13:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by 12879 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your only allowed to speak freely when the goverment say you can speak freely,that is at local,state,and federal levels.the first
amendment and as far as im concerned all the rest of the amendments are meaningless anymore.as for trespassing ive
had my rights trespassed on,trampeled over plain old crapped on
many of times.patrick henry is screaming from his grave for the
true and honest people of this land and world to not be unheard
anymore,like janis joplin sang when you aint got nothing,theres
nothing left to lose!
peace and love, kappy
2006-12-11 13:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That has nothing to do with freedom of speech. No one stopped them from saying anything. They were stopped for trespassing and refusing to leave. Please don't confuse the two, we already have enough dumb people out their without confusing them more.
2006-12-11 13:21:43 · answer #7 · answered by whitebeanner 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You have the right to say what you want, but not trespassing. Big difference.
2006-12-11 13:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by applecrisp 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't you mean freedom to Trespass????
She can open her foul mouth anywhere she wants but she should also obey the laws. Which she seems unable to do.
Oh...and that was me expressing my freedom of speech.
2006-12-11 13:28:15 · answer #9 · answered by PK 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
trespassing and freedom of speech are two totally different things
2006-12-11 14:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by eehco 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋