Speak your mind

I believe free speech is really important in making a country work together and fairly. Sure, problems will arise because we all are our own person and we have conflicting opinions but compromise can always be found. We need freedom of speech so we can speak out against something that is hurting or offending us without the fear of being punished for it. I do see that sometimes people take things too far and will use their rights to say things in inappropriate settings but I don't think there should be restrictions. I think it should be up to the individuals to deal with those things, the government shouldn't have to step in. Everybody is entitled to their own ideas and should have the right to say whatever they want, even if it makes others unhappy. America needs to realize when people are using their freedom of speech to get attention and by making what they're saying into a big deal through mass media you are just giving them what they want.