Day 304: When Silence Is Criminal
Americans are only required to serve in court when they are subpoenaed, Jews, however, have the obligation to free innocent people when we have useful information. We cannot remain silent even if we are not directly asked. This would violate what we learn in the Torah: do not stand by while your neighbor's blood is shed.
Day 305: If You Learn That Someone Is Intending to Hurt Another
Building off of what we learned on Day 304, we must not only speak out when we have information, we must inform people of threats being made against them if we have reason to believe they are true.
Recently, we've been talking in my Educational Law course about responsibilities that fall on teachers and schools. In terms of harassment, teachers should recognize true threats, threats that students can carry out because they have the means. True threats aren't protected under First Amendment free speech rights.
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