The ACLU of Rhode Island is warning against the wider dangers of "stifling speech," even if it's "offensive," following the suspension of a Barrington high school teacher for comments he made on TikTok about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
In a statement issued Thursday, Sept. 18, the local ACLU affiliate said it "strongly condemns political violence, as it erodes and chills the free and democratic exchange of ideas underlying the protections of the First Amendment."