Xref: utzoo soc.culture.jewish:8590 news.misc:2276 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!pitt!cisunx!jjc From: jjc@cisunx.UUCP (Jeffrey James Bryan Carpenter) Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish,news.misc Subject: Re: Anti-Semitism (Jew-hatred) on the network. What should be done? Message-ID: <14106@cisunx.UUCP> Date: 3 Dec 88 05:19:54 GMT References: <1748YZKCU@CUNYVM> <577@oravax.UUCP> <44387@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> Reply-To: jjc@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Jeffrey James Bryan Carpenter) Followup-To: news.misc Organization: U. of Pittsburgh, Computing and Information Sys.(Computer Center) Lines: 25 >>I found the reported remarks to be vile and racist, but I am dismayed >>that Mr. Mading's account was revoked for his exercise of his >>Constitutional rights. I'm glad to see that upon reflection, his >>account was restored. Can it be done? Perhaps. Should it be done? Never. >>The expression of all views is protected by the Constitution. >May I ask the esteemed gentleman in what Article or Amendment to our >Constitution it is written that a man has the right to unlimited >access and expression on the net? To pursue `reductio ad absurdum', Users here have their accounts to work on coursework and do research (the majority of users are students), not read and post news and send mail. News and mail are provided as a convenience or an extra service, but are not a "right" and if their use is abused, the user is dealt with accordingly. For students this means a visit to the Student Judicial Board. For staff, a talk with the Project Leader usually does wonders. Our policy is you can use it unless you abuse it. -- Jeffrey J. B. Carpenter, University of Pittsburgh, Computer Center USMAIL: 600 Epsilon Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238 jjc@cisunx.UUCP | AT&T 1 412 624 6424 | JJC@PITTVMS.BITNET JJC@VMS.CIS.PITTSBURGH.EDU