To the editor: The general public has an curiosity in public entities sustaining decorum at public hearings, together with banning the 2 phrases talked about within the article, described as “a racial epithet and a slur towards girls” (“Censorship by no means stops with simply two phrases,” Aug. 1). Permitting individuals to rise up and begin spewing profanities serves no goal, and affordable restrictions must be positioned on such speech.
If such language had been utilized by somebody in a courtroom, the choose would both order the person faraway from the courtroom or concern a contempt of courtroom order. If such limitations on speech are acceptable in a courtroom, they’re no much less acceptable in a public listening to.
David Ozeran, Tustin
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To the editor: Thanks to visitor contributor Angel Eduardo for the considerate op-ed. The actual fact is that our Metropolis Council would fairly spend time debating what phrases must be censored than coping with the crises Los Angeles is dealing with: homelessness, the housing disaster and easy methods to defend our good residents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Victor Bumbalo, Los Angeles
