Quote Originally Posted by not_the_kitty
I dont see how "bong hits for jesus" expresses free speech...I just think someone holding a banner saying that would look like more of an idiot than a free speech revolutionary. Just another example of some kid trying to stir up some shit because he has nothing better to do....sad
The kid isn??t trying to be a free speech advocate, or at least wasn??t.

He was trying to get on TV for something with a funny banner.
I guess he got his wish?

You don??t understand how this expresses free speech?

He is exercising his right to free speech on public land.

And he is being punished for it, it??s pretty simple

Legally speaking he should be able to hold up a big ??everyone should smoke pot? banner and not get in trouble.

It is legal; what the school is doing is not
harris7 Reviewed by harris7 on . High court hears 'Bong hits 4 Jesus' case From CNN.com By Bill Mears CNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court Monday debated the case of a high school principal who suspended a student over a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," banner displayed at a school-sponsored event. The free-speech case tests the limits of student messages officials could try to suppress. Joseph Frederick, then 18, unveiled the 14-foot paper sign on a public sidewalk outside his Juneau, Alaska, high school. Principal Deborah Morse confiscated Rating: 5