I have to be honest here, when I ask myself which is more important, freedom of speech or rights of privacy. I have to say I would rather have the rights to my privacy over the right of speech. Actually I wish that we wouldn't even have to outline our rights as Americans. Everyone should be decent enough to treat others with respect, but such is life right! I have come to terms with the fact that we will never live in the perfect world. No the less I think that our privacy is more valuable then our speech.
When it comes down to it wouldn't you rather have your privacy protected? Think of all of the "sex tapes" that have surfaced just over the past few years. Who knows just how many more are out there. In the lectures this week Dr. Halavais discussed a case about a young woman who became know as the "sex tape girl." Granted her partner who released the tape received a hefty fine, but his parents paid for it. So did he really get the full consequence to his actions? Yeah he has to pay his parents back, but they are his parents. They can't send him to prison or make him fully regret his actions. Even when he was asked if he regretted it he was a cocky jerk and said no. Would he still have felt the same if he had to do time in prison? I really don't think so but then again some people just never learn from their mistakes.
I guess the reason why I feel my privacy is more important then my speech is because I know that I would never say anything stupid, but unfortunately at any time my privacy could be violated. I realize that there is a consequence to every action, but are we focusing too much on the wrong crime? Actions speak louder than words right?
