Political Correctness

Eeesh . . . PC has really gotten out of hand. When people are arrested for telling jokes, things have gone too far. The whole point of the "freedom of speech" in the First Amendment was to protect an individual's right to say things someone else may not like. These two men were not threatening anyone. They were not causing a situation that fostered danger (i.e., the yelling "fire" in a crowded room argument). They were telling lawyer jokes, that's it. And now they're up on criminal charges. I got news, folks . . . just about every joke ever told is offensive to somebody out there. Does that mean that we should declare joke-telling illegal, to protect everyone's feelings?

And if this isn't a case of oversensitivity, I'm not sure what is. Folks, it was a costume party for crying out loud! Prince Harry wore a costume for the party. It's not like he was participating in a neo-Nazi parade, or spouting Nazi propaganda. What the hell is so "offensive" about a kid wearing a Nazi costume to a costume party? At the time of this writing, the CNN poll shows that 69% found it "offensive" . . . to those 69%, I say get a life and learn not to be so overly sensitive about such non-issues.