VICE, CRIME, AND AMERICAN LAW

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Activities so far

As you proceeded through Module 3, you should have participated in the following online activities: poll questions and readings.

If you have not, please make sure you go back and complete these before proceeding. Further activities for this unit are listed below.

  • Poll Question: Should Mr. Boomer's actions be considered free speech?
  • Poll Question: Should mooning be a crime?
  • Poll Question: Do you agree with the courts that Cohen was not guilty of fighting words?
  • Poll Question: Should flag burning be a crime?
  • Poll Question: Should broadcasts like Carlin's be regulated by the government?
  • Poll Question: Should dangerous speech be restricted?
  • WEBLINK READING : Cohen v. California
  • WEBLINK READING : Texas v. Johnson
  • WEBLINK READING : R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
  • WEBLINK READING : Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party
  • WEBLINK READING : Virginia v. Black
  • WEBLINK READING : Wisconsin v. Mitchell
  • Poll Question: Is hate speech motivated by vice?
  • Poll Question: Should hate speech be a crime?
  • Poll Question: Do you agree with Scalia's opinion in the R.A.V. case?
  • Poll Question: Should universities adopt minimal hate speech codes as Altman suggests?

Discussion Exercise

Choose one of the cases in this module which interests you and post a very brief synopsis of the case. Then answer the following questions:

  1. What role, if any, does vice play in this case?
  2. Should we conclude that a crime has occurred or was this really free expression? Why?
  3. What does current law say about this case, and do you agree? Why or why not?