i work for the welfare office, i put up with more shit than any cop. I should know, there's a cop posted as a security guard and he's a little pussy.
That's probably why he got posted as a security guard in a welfare office. It's not exactly a gravy posting for a cop.
As much as I'd like to agree with you, the Supreme Court has found that free speech is NOT an absolute. And it's not just "indecent material" and hate speech. You also can't yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater (to use the typical example). And you can't say untrue bad things about somebody else without being vulnerable to defamation law suits. There are exceptions.
With that said, this proposal is appalling. Who ever thought Demolition Man would become a reality.
"You are fined one credit for violation of the verbal morality statute."
Yes, both of these.
Also, as a practitioner's guide, Agile Principles, Patterns and Practices in C# by Robert C. Martin is one of the best books I've read. You don't have to be a C# programmer to appreciate it (the examples are in C#, but could just as easily be in any other OO language), but if you're turned off by C#, look for the earlier edition which, I believe, uses C++ for the examples.
Also, The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas should be on every programmer's bookshelf.
I don't have any use for bodyguards, but I do have a specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants. -- Elvis Presley
