[Vision2020] Political correctness run amok

[Scott Dredge]

Donald Sterling's First Amendment rights are fully intact as he's not facing censorship from the government and he's also not facing prosecution for what he said in private.  Apparently on the same tape, Sterling said 'I love black people', but the conversation needs to be taking in totality and full context and not reduced, as usual, to only a few sound bytes that resonate with Tom Hansen rendering a verdict & decree.

Also interesting to note is that the NAACP was planning to give Sterling a 2nd lifetime achievement award on May 15th.  Sterling received his first NAACP award 5 years ago.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/04/donald-sterling-naacp-award

All of this is so...what's the right phrase...black and white?

-Scott
  
On Apr 29, 2014, at 3:19 PM, "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:





Frankly, I think he’s a “dirty old man” with a great looking young woman 
friend, and his prejudices and bigotry extend far beyond what he has just 
said.  Even so,  it would seem to me he has a First Amendment right to 
say what he thinks.  Not knowing what the bylaws of the NBA say to this 
issue, I do wonder how they can ban him from games when he owns the team, and I 
imagine the courts will be asked to resolve that issue. If the KKK has a First 
Amendment right to march down the streets of American cities (and I don’t argue 
they do) then maybe Magic Johnson should just have to “suck it up.”   
I believe the First Amendment is precious...and yes, there are consequences for 
speech that harms, but we have to be very wary of consequences for something 
that is purely speech and not overt behavior, which is discrimination and often 
illegal.  
 
Perhaps the NBA could look into the Cliven Bundy case and remove him from 
his ranch just as Sterling has been removed from the Arena.  Well maybe 
their bylaws don’t extend that far.  Damn.    
 
Sue H. 
 
 


 

From: Ron Force 
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 2:14 PM
To: Gary Crabtree ; Paul Rumelhart 

Cc: Vision 2020 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Political correctness run 
amok
 


It wasn't just "black people" dude, it was Magic 
Johnson!

 
Ron Force 
Moscow Idaho USA



On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:59 PM, Gary 
Crabtree <moscowlocksmith at gmail.com> wrote:


  
  
  
  The guy should be thanking his lucky stars that he wasn't illegally taped 
  stating that he believed that marriage should be between a man and a women 
  exclusively. They would be calling for a total confiscation of all his worldly 
  goods and a summary execution.
   
  g
  


  On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Paul 
  Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> 
  wrote:

  Donald 
    Sterling has now been banned for life from games and practices by the NBA 
    and fined $2.5 million dollars.  Why? Because he was recorded saying 
    bad things about black people in a PRIVATE conversation he was having with 
    his girlfriend.  One that was very likely recorded illegally. Does this 
    strike anyone here as being over-the-top?  Or am I the only one not on 
    the "OMG! He said bad things about black people!" bandwagon?

I hate 
    that we have become a nation of nattering 
    ninnies.

Paul


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