It was great, I'm chiming in to get points- don't take debates personally ok?
Parents are NOT taking responsibility for their children. They're not even taking responsibility for themselves. Laws are needed to protect us from ourselves. Violent lyrics breed violent thoughts which in turn breeds violent behavior.
Freedom of Speech in America is an absolute illusion. You can't even speak out against the President without being marked as a suspected terrorist, and treated accordingly. The "Patriot Act" has just passed another addition wherein suspected terrorists ON US SOIL may be interrogated and held without due process! That's not freedom of speech.
The store might not be a place for young children, if it's blasting Eminem, sure, but what about the mall? What about walking past the store? In a free marketplace society, where all are free to say and do as they wish, in theory, shouldn't one also be free to NOT have to listen to "Smack my Bitch Up?"
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Date: 2006-02-24 05:00 pm (UTC)Parents are NOT taking responsibility for their children. They're not even taking responsibility for themselves. Laws are needed to protect us from ourselves. Violent lyrics breed violent thoughts which in turn breeds violent behavior.
Freedom of Speech in America is an absolute illusion. You can't even speak out against the President without being marked as a suspected terrorist, and treated accordingly. The "Patriot Act" has just passed another addition wherein suspected terrorists ON US SOIL may be interrogated and held without due process! That's not freedom of speech.
The store might not be a place for young children, if it's blasting Eminem, sure, but what about the mall? What about walking past the store? In a free marketplace society, where all are free to say and do as they wish, in theory, shouldn't one also be free to NOT have to listen to "Smack my Bitch Up?"
Karina Black, Ravenclaw