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Jacoby, Russell – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
The old childhood ditty "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" has proved wiser than the avalanche of commentary provoked by the recent insults by Don Imus and the killings at Virginia Tech. Our society forbids public name-calling but allows sticks and stones. Anyone can acquire a gun, but everyone must be…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Weapons, Gun Control, Constitutional Law