e between personal liberties and public safety. However, some restrictions must be placed on hate speech, including the expression of hateful ideas. It is imperative that hate speech is limited in some cases, such as those where it could pose a serious threat to the surrounding environment. The only way hate speech can be controlled is with strict guidelines and probable hate speech situations left up to a case-by-case basis. The Federal Government should restrict hate speech on all college campuses. This is due to a variety of reasons. Under the first point of analysis, one can observe that hate speech codes have a tendency to foster a more tolerant environment by teaching a difference between right and wrong (Sommers 1). Often times, college students do not realize the impact that their words may have on others (2). The problem is rarely identified in primary and secondary schools, and it worsens as the students approach the college level (1).Additionally, the problem of morally confused college students can inhibit education. This is especially true when words are integrated into speech that have a significant meaning to one person, but not another (Dalton 2). For example, many people use the word ‘nigger’ profusely. However, too many of them do not realize that some words carry with them a history of malignant oppression (2). There are a variety of people foolish enough to crack jokes that allude to black slavery in front of a culturally diverse audience. Granted, some in the audience may only be offended, but that kind of speech may actually cause a sincere feeling of inferiority among others. This is miscommunication at its finest, because the speaker may not have any hard feelings towards those he demeans. However, because of the speaker’s ignorance, a group of people may have less self-esteem. This has been proven to lead to decreased academic performance in people of all ages (Pajares 1). It h...
