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It seems to me that they would be defending the 1st amendment, here, rather than the 2nd.
Thinking about it, I would agree to some extent. It is a lot about the 1st Amendment, but there is some of the 2nd mixed in.
This is purely my feeling and assumption of the person(s) who saw fault in the picture:
It seems that such people are so insecure as to suggest a minor character flaw or even phobia. To look at the picture and feel so strongly that the gun is pointed at you, that the teacher is posing a real threat to your actual person, to me is beyond reason.
I find it incredibly difficult to respect the opinion of someone who takes issue with the picture because I can't find a healthy fear or concern in that objection.
Idiotic school decision. Good to see the ACLU defending the 2nd Amendment.
...where's the problem again?
This is a tricky situation. The only thing I can say is that this woman is incredibly stupid. What she did was miles away from p.c. and people that are not careful, well thats what they get.
This is a tricky situation. The only thing I can say is that this woman is incredibly stupid. What she did was miles away from p.c. and people that are not careful, well thats what they get.
Firstly, I am not sure she meant to challenge the whole state of things. Secondly, I do feel that it is a violent and threatening picture. I feel if she wanted to do something like that she might have taken a picture of herself with hunting clothes on and the rifle by her side (and maybe not that kind of particular rifle either). Like it or not, there are codes of ethics that people must follow in order to have a civilized society. This picture is far from civil. Who is she hunting here? Birds or Me? You guys way too liberal, if I was a lawyer I wouldn't even take this case on.
I`m guessing she`s holding a shotgun, a typical hunting weapon, but in a pose where the viewer is looking down the barrel, I think you are correct...bad context, or the content suggesting context. I always felt a little more intimidated when looking at a gun from that end.:shock:
Bullets don't travel through the internet though.
This is a tricky situation. The only thing I can say is that this woman is incredibly stupid. What she did was miles away from p.c. and people that are not careful, well thats what they get.
Firstly, I am not sure she meant to challenge the whole state of things. Secondly, I do feel that it is a violent and threatening picture. I feel if she wanted to do something like that she might have taken a picture of herself with hunting clothes on and the rifle by her side (and maybe not that kind of particular rifle either). Like it or not, there are codes of ethics that people must follow in order to have a civilized society. This picture is far from civil. Who is she hunting here? Birds or Me? You guys way too liberal, if I was a lawyer I wouldn't even take this case on.
There is nothing violent or threatening about that photo. Only the dull-witted or lazy would even think that.
Don't get ahead of yourself here.
They are defending the 1st, not the 2nd. This is a state ACLU not the National.
Firstly, I am not sure she meant to challenge the whole state of things. Secondly, I do feel that it is a violent and threatening picture. I feel if she wanted to do something like that she might have taken a picture of herself with hunting clothes on and the rifle by her side (and maybe not that kind of particular rifle either). Like it or not, there are codes of ethics that people must follow in order to have a civilized society. This picture is far from civil. Who is she hunting here? Birds or Me? You guys way too liberal, if I was a lawyer I wouldn't even take this case on.
Mostly 1st, a little 2nd.
Firstly, I am not sure she meant to challenge the whole state of things. Secondly, I do feel that it is a violent and threatening picture. I feel if she wanted to do something like that she might have taken a picture of herself with hunting clothes on and the rifle by her side (and maybe not that kind of particular rifle either). Like it or not, there are codes of ethics that people must follow in order to have a civilized society. This picture is far from civil. Who is she hunting here? Birds or Me? You guys way too liberal, if I was a lawyer I wouldn't even take this case on.
I went and read there statment. I now agree. this state ACLU did in fact mention that there is no need to feel threatened by the picture.
a little 2nd as well...... The national ACLU would not touch this.
I would agree. In fact, what kind of precedence does this set? Should all teachers who own a firearm be suspended? Aren't our schools short enough of good teachers?
This is a provocative picture, It didn`t pass PC muster. Of all pictures of guns,on a scale from one to ten, ten being the most provocative pose, she scored a perfect ten. I love guns just because I can kill anyone that might kill me. The cops are a no-show...my 12 guage won a ball bat fight one night,(without fireing a shot...). The cops did come...what...about an hour and a half later. Looking at the gun from that end,a real gun, or a photo,gives the same message to humans. The "gun grab lobby" and the "protect the children in excess lobby" didn`t like the pose, at all. They are both wrong but they had the first vote,and right to persecute.
She was not wrong, at all. The last time I looked the law and our Constitution said nothing about a picture with a gun being terms for termination.
The only thing wrong here is the PC police trying to enforce something that is not enforceable.
I think a picture tells a thousand words. Underneath the image of her asserting violence to cover up her ignorance and displaying to us that we couldn't do anything civil to help her see it another way (in other words snarkly rubbing these things in our face), I see a person that is somewhat sinister, sad and lonely, who is looking for attention and should be looking for it in more of a productive way than this. Whether it is legal or not legal, I don't think that this is a good message to send our kids. The people here who are defending her solely on her rights do not see that morality figures into everything that goes on in the world. If it didn't, why would persuasion be such an important thing in the courtroom, where afterall these laws are made?
:lol: is my avatar threatening to you? :lol:
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