How free should free speech be?

In my opinion it all comes down to the context and the intentions of your statements. I am an advocate of free speech to a degree; but not if it incites hatred or could be deemed as derogatory or defamatory. As for being reprimanded by your employer? Well as an employee I guess you should respect the rules and guidelines set by said employer. There is a time and a place to be expressing oneself and maybe using job time or job resources to do it is not a smart move.

I think we should all have freedom of speech to express our views but I think there should also be some kind of limitation to it. We have to watch our vulgar language and watch our mouths not to hurt others or their feelings. We need to make sure not to slander others as well.

There is a saying if you point to someone else, there are four fingers pointing back at you. Look at the context. All right some of you, I say most of you will say the Professor was wrong, but what about the Muslims who do not allow freedom of worship in their countries, who support terrorism, etc. and want to bring the same prejudices and hatreds to America? In my mind, if the Muslims are free to express their hatred of a cartoon, then any American or Canadian should have the same freedom to express his hatred of the tortures and persecutions endured by non-Muslims in Muslim countries, about the women who have been raped and condemned by their society while the attacker goes free, etc. You cannot allow freedom to one group and deny it to another. The professor had a perfect right to tell the student body, but they did not have the right to publish it. They no doubt felt that anything Muslims did was fine, but when it came to non-Muslims, it was not. So they were working with a double standard. And the professor should not be reprimanded and if the Muslim students want to live in America, they have to follow the American rules.

the freedom depends on the situation in which you are. in close friend circle there is absolute freedom. you can speak your heart out. but in formal talks, you should be reserved. in religious talks try not to hurt others' feelings. when talking to children, modulate your voice to suit them and try to keep them in joy. about the the question related to private email, i personally disagree with this sort of cruelty that has been resorted to. after all, there is something which is personal for an individual.