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21. I think all bigots should be publically humiliated like these ones were.

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:20 PM

Nov 2012

You may have a right to spout bigoted garbage, but that does not protect you from private citizens from calling you out on it.

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Jezebel’s Jessica Coen defends ratting out racist teens: They need to learn [View all] UCmeNdc Nov 2012 OP

Tweets are out there for all the world to see. DCKit Nov 2012 #1

No thanks lbrtbell Nov 2012 #6

I would bet anything that one of the parents will try to sue davidpdx Nov 2012 #3

It is highly, highly likely Quantess Nov 2012 #17

She's not ratting them out... Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #4

Yeah. I noticed that word too lunatica Nov 2012 #5

What would you call contacting the school? LisaL Nov 2012 #9

I do have a problem with this. Beacool Nov 2012 #8

No, she didn't. Beacool Nov 2012 #13

Not necessarily. Beacool Nov 2012 #15

I agree with you. malthaussen Nov 2012 #16

Exactly!! Beacool Nov 2012 #18

You know what? Bigots SHOULD "watch what they say" Odin2005 Nov 2012 #22

so fucking what if she contacted the schools? frylock Nov 2012 #19

A tad aggressive, aren't you? Beacool Nov 2012 #20

She crossed the line by reporting these kids to their schools. Beacool Nov 2012 #27

That's how people learn to own what they say/type Sunlei Nov 2012 #12

So, let's do a little reductio ad absurdum on this: malthaussen Nov 2012 #23

Bring back the rock! Chan790 Nov 2012 #24

Jezebel is a great website Renew Deal Nov 2012 #25