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A Texas Judge Shoots Down Houston University’s Attempt at Punishing Funny Insults

Monday, 23 May 2022, 19:48 BFH Uncategorized 14

They tried to criminalize humor.

Seriously, as the lyric goes,

When I am king
You will be first against the wall.

Of course, the lyric is ironic, because it describes a less than tolerant behavior, as well.

But as Pamela Geller has always said, “I don’t care if you worship a rock, just don’t stone me with it.”

So, be offended all you like, but leave it at that. Go sit in the corner and cry.

Wash Exam-

A Texas federal judge has enjoined the University of Houston from enforcing a student speech policy that includes “denigrating jokes” as a form of punishable harassment — a win for a free speech legal group challenging the policy.

In an order Thursday, Judge Lynn Hughes of the U.S. Southern District of Texas barred the university from enforcing its policy, ruling in favor of free speech legal advocacy organization Speech First, which had challenged the university’s policy, saying it violated the free speech protections under the First Amendment. The group had sought a preliminary injunction, which Hughes granted, indicating the organization is likely to succeed in its litigation.

“The university cannot choose to abide by the First Amendment in the Constitution,” Hughes, a Reagan appointee, wrote in the three-page order. “It is not guidance — it is law. Restraint on free speech is prohibited absent limited circumstances carefully prescribed by the Supreme Court. Any limitation deserves the utmost scrutiny.”

The initial lawsuit, which was filed in February, had noted that under the university’s policy, even “minor verbal and nonverbal slights, snubs, annoyances, insults, or isolated incidents including, but not limited to microaggressions” can constitute harassment if “such incidents keep happening over time and are targeting a Protected Class” and that such a policy has a chilling effect on student speech.

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I mean this sincerely. Go fuck yourselves.

14 Comments on A Texas Judge Shoots Down Houston University’s Attempt at Punishing Funny Insults

  6. I have yet to see or hear a Lefty snowflake have their speech “chilled” by anyone. These people are easy to identify because their mouths are always open, shouting down the people with facts.

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  8. You can bet that such a policy doesn’t apply to anyone who smears white people. The Houston Cougars should switch their mascot to a 50 year old bimbo

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  10. Protected class?
    Isn’t THAT discrimination right there?
    Why not EVERYBODY shares the same protections and privelages?
    I mean, if you truly want to be equal and inclusive right?

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  11. “…can constitute harassment if ‘such incidents keep happening over time and are targeting a Protected Class’” there should be no such thing as a protected class of people.

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