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Zonie63 -> RE: First it was press one for english, now.... (2/28/2014 5:58:56 AM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
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Court rules school can ban American flag shirts to avoid racial strife
A federal court ruled Thursday that a northern California high school did not violate the constitutional rights of its students when school officials made them turn their American flag T-shirts inside out on Cinco de Mayo or be sent home due to fears of racial violence.
The three-judge panel unanimously decided the officials’ need to protect the safety of their students outweighed the students’ freedom of expression rights.
Administrators at Live Oak High School, in the San Jose suburb of Morgan Hill, feared the American-flag shirts would enflame Latino students celebrating the Mexican holiday, and ordered the students to either turn the shirts inside out or go home for the day.
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Okay let me see if I have this straight, Hispanics can where the Flag of Mexico to school but American kids cant wear the US flag because it might cause a fucking incident?
This is fucking bullshit.
And this is supposed to prevent racial strife?
First of all, Cinco De Mayo isnt a fucking US holiday, has nothing to do with the US, and honestly, if you want to celebrate it, may I suggest you haul your ass back to Mexico?
I don't see why a U.S. flag on Cinco De Mayo would enflame anybody. Every school I've ever seen has a U.S. flag flying out front, and they're found in most of the classrooms.
The school may have its reasons, especially if they know the individuals involved and the overall mood and climate of their institution. For whatever reason, especially in California, Cinco De Mayo has triggered some rather severe riots in schools and prisons.
I don't think it's really about Cinco De Mayo, although there might be deeper issues at work here.
There's a history between Mexico and the United States. Cinco De Mayo commemorates a battle between Mexico and France, so you're right that the holiday itself doesn't really have anything to do with the U.S.
It's a strange history between us, and we're still caught up in it. On the governmental level, Mexico is our ally and a major trading partner, but underneath all that lies something that we may not have come fully to terms with. I think there are responsible voices both in Mexico and the United States who speak out against violence and certainly don't want war of any kind.
Another thing I'm certain of: Mexico is right next door, with a population of over 100 million. They're not going anywhere, and no matter what we do, they'll still be right next door. We've tried walls, fences, aerial surveillance, watchtowers, and yet, they still find their way through, sometimes even tunneling under the ground. Now, they're working on some sort of tunnel detection equipment. The Border Patrol is all over the place. I see them out there every day.
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I have a better idea. Instead of Americans bending over backwards to keep the Hispanics happy on their holidays, how bout we ban anything featuring the flag of Mexico from our schools permanently?
This is the United States, not North Mexico.
We have a few options available to us.
If we take the hardline approach, it could escalate things and possibly even lead to a breakdown of relations with Mexico, possibly even war, if not with Mexico itself, then possibly cartel or some sort of guerrilla operation. We could be playing with fire if we try to rile them up too much. There are some who don't really recognize "the border" as something sacrosanct, and they may not view U.S. claims to various territories on this continent in the same way as we do. In any case, they're not likely to be pushed around that easily. We'd have to build up our border defense even more if we go that route.
Another possibility is to make an extra effort to try to patch up our relationship with Mexico itself with the goal of repairing whatever damage we may have caused and improving conditions in that country so that their people will want to stay and not risk life and limb crossing the desert to get here. Instead of worrying so much about what goes on in the other hemisphere, let's look at helping out our own neighborhood. If we have to deal with a bit of Spanish and some Cinco De Mayo, then it may not be that bad, as long as it can keep the peace.
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