Interestingly enough, Chet, the principal at your local high school made the initial decision to allow the group's participation after sampling their music. The decision to ban them from playing was not about their art. It infuriates me! This subjective morality, well, reading the posts that hint at it prompted me to contribute after over a year of lurking. (Hey, it's not that scary in here after all!)

So, yes, we need laws. Yes, we need morals and ethics. As a minority (racially, religiously, sexual orientation), I'm on my guard when other people's morals effect my legal rights. The song Cop Killer (remember that?) is not ethical, doesn't have any redemptive value, and is just plain offensive to me. But I defend someone's right to speak those things that are unethical and reprehensible to me. If not, will I next be censored for singing a lesbian love song? That's all I'm saying.

tina