In my essay, I stand to challenge the claim, “Freedom of speech is one thing, but when it is damaging to society something can and should be done.” Freedom of speech is very important to everyone in the society. It is because it gives every person a chance to express what they feel and believe that is right. Therefore, I tend to believe that there is no one time when the freedom of speech should be termed to be damaging to the society. For example, everyone speaks according to what they believe and what they think was done wrong. As a result, the freedom of speech is not something that can cause damage to the society since it is always aiming at making things better (Melkonian, 2012). If something should be done regarding the freedom of speech, then it means that people get deprived of the freedom that they have thus making it difficult for them to express what they believe. I tend to believe that something should be done only in a situation where one uses the freedom of speech that they have for the wrong reasons. For example, some people use their freedom of speech to incite other people to do things that are wrong. In such a situation, something should be done to ensure that the person is stopped and the people are also made to understand that what they were being asked to do is not right. However, every person should be given the chance to express themselves using their freedom of speech in order to understand what other people feel regarding certain things. They also stand to be corrected in a situation where the freedom is not used in the right way. References Melkonian, H. (2012). Freedom of speech and society: A social approach to freedom of expression. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press. .

1. In my essay, I stand to challenge the claim, “Freedom of speech
is one thing, but when it is damaging to society something can
and should be done.” Freedom of speech is very important to
everyone in the society. It is because it gives every person a
chance to express what they feel and believe that is right.
Therefore, I tend to believe that there is no one time when the
freedom of speech should be termed to be damaging to the
society. For example, everyone speaks according to what they
believe and what they think was done wrong. As a result, the
freedom of speech is not something that can cause damage to
the society since it is always aiming at making things better
(Melkonian, 2012). If something should be done regarding the
freedom of speech, then it means that people get deprived of the
freedom that they have thus making it difficult for them to
express what they believe.
I tend to believe that something should be done only in a
situation where one uses the freedom of speech that they have
for the wrong reasons. For example, some people use their
freedom of speech to incite other people to do things that are
wrong. In such a situation, something should be done to ensure
that the person is stopped and the people are also made to
understand that what they were being asked to do is not right.
However, every person should be given the chance to express
themselves using their freedom of speech in order to understand
what other people feel regarding certain things. They also stand
to be corrected in a situation where the freedom is not used in
the right way.
References
Melkonian, H. (2012). Freedom of speech and society: A social
approach to freedom of expression. Amherst, NY: Cambria
Press.