Tuesday, March 20, 2007

'Bong Hits 4 Jesus'

We think this case made it to the Supreme Court for the message on the sign.

From MSNBC:
WASHINGTON - A high school senior’s 14-foot banner proclaiming “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” gave the Supreme Court a provocative prop for a lively argument Monday about the extent of schools’ control over student speech.

If the justices conclude Joseph Frederick’s homemade sign was a pro-drug message, they are likely to side with principal Deborah Morse. She suspended Frederick in 2002 when he unfurled the banner across the street from the school in Juneau, Alaska.

“I thought we wanted our schools to teach something, including something besides just basic elements, including the character formation and not to use drugs,” Chief Justice John Roberts said Monday.

1 comment:

The Sarcasticynic said...

Maybe the kid should claim he left off part of the sign. It should have said, "Bong Hits 4, Jesus 9."