I'll Say What I Want: Hate Speech Policy & The First Amendment

Recent events at Duke and around the country have raised the question of hate speech policies on college campuses. Can universities impose hate speech regulation? Do students really have the right to say whatever they want, even if it's offensive? Duke's Black Law Students Association sponsored a panel discussion with Professor Neil Siegel, Professor Stuart Benjamin, Professor Guy Charles, and Michael J. Schoenfeld, Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations at Duke University about the merits of hate crime policies from a constitutional and university perspective.

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I say if a person is dumb enough to tell you that he/she hates you or plans to do you harm, by all means let them. Incredibly convenient. Shutting down their speech will only increase their dislike of you and force them to hide their true feelings.