A UCLA professor of law on his test asks for a memo on free speech versus riot incite to define

Is attacked for the question being racially divisive and insensitive by a blog site whine

Burn the bitch down on national TV does not a question of the First a subject of debate?

Or if it is a police shooting one is condemned for racism that one cannot abate

Whether this was a theater which with media presence we had front row seats

Or buildings burning induced by a burn the bitch down angered speech

The issue of thought of where the First bumps against limits is a question one should ask

Pathetic that this professor due to the riots in Ferguson should be taken to task

Lawyers in the real world will face issues of clients every day that to them are very raw

Trying to back pedal an exam question to protect their feelings handicaps their ability after graduation to practice law.

If we cannot discuss issues because of the “racism” card we all will ultimately suffer

Our Bill of Rights against an overreaching government will cease to be an effective buffer.

© December 12, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet