Edited title to add “Candid”

  • RustyShackleford@literature.cafeEnglish
    67·
    22 days ago

    I was watching my 6 year old nephew and we saw Peter Weller, so I told him that’s the guy who played Robocop. Of course my nephew wanted to meet him, he was nice and asked what my nephews favorite part of the movie was… unfortunately, my nephew excitedly said, “when you shot the bad guy’s wieners off!”

  • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
    31·
    21 days ago

    I had that same shirt when I was in highschool got suspended until my parents could attend a meeting with the asshole principal and me.

    Even my crazy ass parents just nodded along and pretended to care about what that asshole was yammering about.

    Free speech covers curse-words and vulgarity too.

    Great picture by the way.

    Edit: 20 hours have passed and it seems, as usual, that a lot of people like using their free speech rights to shit all over their own free speech rights

          • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
            1·
            21 days ago

            Actually that is what free speech means

            FREE SPEECH. Curse words and vulgarity is included in that and the constitution is above any authority the school has

            • vithigar@lemmy.ca
              6·
              21 days ago

              The school is not congress and its rules are not laws. I’m not sure how you think the first amendment applies.

              • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
                1·
                20 days ago

                The school is not congress and its rules are not laws.

                yes, I already said that. The constitution is above any authority the school has

                I’m not sure how you think the first amendment applies.

                It applies to everyone all the time within the US

        • hime0321@lemmy.worldEnglish
          17·
          22 days ago

          Well hate speech is free speech too. Schools don’t want to foster that behavior and so they can make and enforce policies to create the learning environment that they want. Also your argument works for bringing guns into schools too. The second amendment is above those school policies too.

        • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
          10·
          21 days ago

          A school if free to throw you off their premises for violating their rules too.

          They are not forced to give you a platform.

        • felsiq@lemmy.zip
          9·
          22 days ago

          Out of curiosity, would you say the same applies to putting nazi propaganda or violent gore on a shirt and wearing it in a school?

            • felsiq@lemmy.zip
              1·
              21 days ago

              I can see what you’re saying in the sense that nothing should physically be stopping them from saying it, but also nothing should be insulating them from the consequences of what they say, right? To take it to a logical extreme, if a kid says they’re going to shoot up the school the next day, I hope we can agree that requires more from school admins than just “well, it’s his right to say that”.
              I personally also think it’s stupid for a school to be involved for a shirt like in the OP (western society is much too puritanical about simple nudity/body parts, imo), but there’s clearly a line somewhere about what speech/expression can be allowed in public. Assuming you can agree with that, where would you want that line to be? I’d personally draw the line before it reaches threats to peoples’ physical/mental health (like the nazis and gore I mentioned).

              • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
                1·
                20 days ago

                if a kid says they’re going to shoot up the school the next day,

                What you brought up is a threat of violence, which is not the same thing as hurting someone’s feelings or making a statement that might be offensive to someone

                • felsiq@lemmy.zip
                  1·
                  20 days ago

                  Yep, not implying it is - like I said, just taking the point to a logical extreme where (ideally) everyone would agree that at least some speech can’t be allowed with no repercussions. I’m curious where along the spectrum of fucked up things to say you’d personally draw the line - were you focusing on the distinction between nazi shit/gore and a direct threat because you’d consider either/both allowable, or just wanting to point out a false dichotomy?

        • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
          6·
          22 days ago

          When a student goes to school, the school becomes in loco parentis and the student doesn’t have protection from school officials. Children, on campus, general do not have protection for free speech, protection from unreasonable searches or seizures, or really any of their rights.

          The school, acting as parents, can restrict their speech, search their bags, and confiscate contraband.

          The school can even waive most of the child’s rights even when dealing with law enforcement until parents arrive.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    21 days ago

    Just a reminder that cops are bad enough and robotic cops will be even worse!

    Also why is there a Photoshoped hole in Peter Wellers crotch? Did that guy finally get sweet revenge?

    • Dasus@lemmy.world
      16·
      21 days ago

      Also why is there a Photoshoped hole in Peter Wellers crotch? Did that guy finally get sweet revenge?

      I think it’s a reflection and this is an photograph of a photograph. Taken with flash. A phone flash probably.

      You can see the texture in the flash bit.