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black now Shoemaker told the Washington Post We took the picture thinking that it
would be okay, our intent was NEVER to offend anyone nevertheless it ultimately
caused their expulsion. Freedom of speech is still free but at what cost are you willing
to pay on your future?
Free speech is one of the most cherished liberties, but free speech often conflicts
with other rights and liberties. The courts have had to consider the question, "What are
the limits of free speech?"
How do we know what is not considered free speech? In 1919 The "clear and
present danger" test is a basic principle for deciding the limits of free speech. Clear and
present danger test was a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States
to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment's
freedoms of speech, press, or assembly (Clear and Present Danger Test).In other
words the test allows us to assess if our speech is violated or in compliance with the
First Amendment.
From the Article Free Speech, Social Media and your Job, by John Hyman
wrote in a survey in 2016, 41 percent of American workers say they believe that getting
fired,because of social media post, is an infringement of their First Amendment Rights.
In the same recruitment tool social media entrepreneur Natalie Zaft has found 94
percent of recruiters used social media as talent scouts in 2015 by (JobVite.)
Freedom of Speech isn't always free. Our constitution gave us the freedom of
speech, but equally in the same token our jobs and social groups can take this very
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thing away from us. We must have a conscious dialog about what we say and how we
say them that will inadvertently affect your future.
Social media is one of the main avenues to be aware of how we relay messages.
Despite your enable right of the first amendment, revealing ones personal information
on social networking sites and commenting negative responses can possibly put
individuals in a negative situation for future jobs or promotions.
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Works Cited
Social Media Can Monitor Itself,and Protect Free Speech
Rafeal O. Gomez, trial attorney at LoTempio & Brown, P.C. 2014, Dec.
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/12/03/should-facebook-do-more-to-monitor-violent-e
xpressions/social-media-can-monitor-itself-and-protect-free-speech
Freedom of Speech, Social Media and your Job, John Hyman, 2016,September 8
http://www.clomedia.com/2016/09/14/34577/
workplacefairness.org
Why your digital footprint could ruin your career John Meagher
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/beware/why-your-digital-footprint-could-ruin-your-c
areer-31089000.html
The Clear and Present Danger Test
ttp://lhaw2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/conlaw/clear&pdanger.htm
Note to school officials: Be wary of punishing students for online speech/ David
Hudson Jr. First Amendment Scholar
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/note-to-school-officials-be-wary-of-punishing-students-for-o
nline-speech
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