In order to build a strong community and set a good example, Bok thinks that it is mandatory that everyone take into account the feelings of others and for what ever reason the Harvard students hung the flags, it is their responsibility to know what is acceptable and what is not. Society has tried for many years to draw a line between what can be acceptable without offending people but the Supreme Court has backed freedom of speech no matter what the case. ... Bok explains that offensive communication is much more difficult to judge because you have to be careful at where you draw the line b...

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Censorship is "the suppression of ideas or publications that are deemed obscene or unacceptable". ... Parents would be able to restrict their children from viewing sites on the Internet that are deemed unacceptable. ... As such, it is impossible for the government to restrict all items of information that are found to be offensive to one group within their country, while allowing others to have access to the same information, because they believe it is acceptable. ...

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