> But if something is constantly out there and not just > me, but many others find it offensive, possibly indecent, > then we should do nothing?
If a community wants to set standards and pass their own laws, that's fine, I have no problem with that. After all, if my town passes a law I strongly disagree with, I can move somewhere else. The issue is when people start saying they have a RIGHT to not see something that offends them. That's when I have to get my clue-stick out and start swinging. > So why can't the same argument be applied to this? How is > that not trampling on my freedom of expression? If you > don't like me running around nude, look the other way. Or > am I comparing apples to oranges? I think the nude issue has a more historical and traditional context. Running around nude has been considered wrong in most cultures for as long as there has been history (there are many cultures that have no problem with being nude to varying degrees; the Yanomami in the Amazon region generally wear nothing but a string to hold the penis upright, but that's beside the point). The U.S. was originally a (mostly) protestant country, and being nude in public has always been "wrong" in that ethos, and it's been carried right up to the present in nearly every municipality. Then again, there's nothing to stop me from chartering my own city and making a law that states that clothing is offensive, therefore you can be fined by wearing clothes. I doubt many people would move to my city, but those who did would probably be an interesting bunch. -Justin Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:241717 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
