Posted by
Arnie on Friday, June 29, 2007 10:10:05 AM
When I first heard that Michael Moore had produced a film and named it Sicko, I was stunned that he would put such an abnormal name on the movie. But Moore is not normal anyway. But then, I learned the movie was about the health care industry. But then, I was also wondering whether he had included a clip in the film about AIDS, but then the film is not about specific health conditions, it’s about how to get those conditions taken care, namely how does the relationship between the patients, the doctors, the insurance companies, and the hospitals all work together for the benefit of the patient. It’s about sicko patient care and not about homosexuals.
The officials of St. Petersburg Florida were thinking that they were going all out to protect our freedom of speech, even to the point of creating special free speech zones “FSZ,” but the courts have stated that “free speech zones” do not meet the requirement of the First Amendment. The area for FSZ is still located on the map if you want to take pictures of the area, but there are additional rules you must adhere to in order to express your constitutional right..
“…. amplified sound and/or hand held signs and banners that extend beyond the torso of the person holding them," and "signs/banners on sticks, or other rigid objects," will be relegated to a designated area "adjacent" to the actual event area.” [1] So, if you’ve made a sign expressing your political opinion, or a concern for their health and security, your sign cannot be any larger than your torso. If you get to the front row, that might work OK, but be careful, because the sign cannot extend beyond your torso. Just don’t sneeze and drop the sign. Put a rope around your neck holding that protest sign.
Atlanta had a similar problem last week and they had FSZ areas marked on their parade maps.
The problem is that some people believe they have the right to do their thing without any criticism or opposition whatsoever from anyone at any time. Very sensitive people they are.
Easily offended people they are. And that the behavior they defend is the original cause of AIDS, and a correlating sickness of what has become known as HIV, is what is sicko.
[2] Read the fourth paragraph.