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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Pam Geller's determination to spread hate has just cost METRO millions of dollars. In response to Geller's desire to run ads displaying a cartoon of Muhammad, METRO has decided to stop accepting issue ads for the rest of the year. METRO is not allowed to pick and choose among issue ads, so it had to accept Geller's ad it reject all issue ads. [/quote] Pam Gelled did not make the decision to forego potential ad revenue. The metro board made that decision. Funny, they had apparent qualms about the anti-Israel/anti-Semitic ads they have accepted and displayed for years.[/quote] The Metro Board has previously accepted anti-Islamic and anti-Arab ads as well. But, as was recognized by the New York Times: "Pamela Geller, the anti-Islam campaigner behind the Texas event, has a long history of declarations and actions motivated purely by hatred for Muslims." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/opinion/free-speech-vs-hate-speech.html Also, I challenge you to demonstrate that an anti-Semitic poster has been accepted even a single time by Metro, let alone "for years". [/quote] I think that Metro probably has a legal ground to pick and chose among issue ads and reject those that are hate speech or risk provoking attacks. But there would surely be a legal battle over this, so rejecting all issue ads is probably the right move. Hopefully other advertisers will step up to fill the gap. [/quote] People keep pretending there is a "hate speech" exemption from the First Amendment. No matter how many times people say that, it is simply not true. [/quote] Yea, people say that about as many times as they say the First Amendment applies to private companies and organizations. Also simply not true. Sincere question - is WMATA the "Congress" or "Government" for First Amendment purposes?[/quote]
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