Hate Speech should not be tolerated

Hate Speech should not be tolerated. Essay No. 3 In his argument "Should This Student Have Been Expelled?" Nat Hentoff is against the expulsion of Doug Hann from Brown University. In the letter to the editor Vartan Gregorian says Brown University has never expelled anyone for free speech, nor will it ever do so. Hentoff opposes Gregorian saying that Doug Hann was expelled for the unsavory content of his speech, and not for his actions. He …

…dropped sharply in the wake of highly publicized incidents of campus racism. If Brown University had not taken any action it would have faced a similar situation. Gregorian's action to punish Hann can be supported; however he could have been less strict i.e. he could have dismissed Hann for a semester instead of expelling him for good. Everyone has made mistakes, especially young adults. They should be given a chance to correct their mistakes.