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April 24, 2003

Stuttering On Civil Rights

A man in Missouri filed a civil rights complaint against a radio station that allegedly denied his request to dedicate a song on the air because he stuttered.

If it is true that he was denied air time because of his stutter, it's cruel, but it isn't a violation of civil rights. The station owns the transmitter and has control over who goes on air. I have a hard time with people who go to such great lengths to force a private entity to bend to their wishes. It's unfortunate that people have such a poor grasp on the concept of rights. But it's about what we should expect given the poor overall state of education that people are getting in the area of the constitution and civil rights.

Posted by Aubrey at April 24, 2003 09:31 PM
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