John Rocker's Suspension

Philosophy – Ethical Theories Topic 1 An argument can be made that Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend John Rocker from baseball due to his expressing bigoted views in a magazine interview is not right. This argument states that free speech is an important moral value, and since John Rocker has the right to free speech, suspending him for expressing his bigoted views violates the spirit of free speech. Therefore, his suspension was uncalled for because …

…the United States it is even more important than the rest of the world because of the tremendous number of opinions that stem from living in a democratic society. Imagine a country where the expression of hatred and derogatory remarks against other people would be tolerated. Civil war would be inevitable because of all the aggression that would arouse. Free speech is obviously a very important moral value, but only when used the right way.