GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A high school student's costume garnered a top prize -- and a five-day suspension -- at the school's Halloween masquerade party.
The Ku Klux Klansman getup took the prize for the scariest costume at the City High School dance attended by the principal, assistant principal and other staff members.
Superintendent Bert Bleke said he agreed with the school's decision to suspend the student but wanted to know why adults at the party failed to stop the senior, who was wearing a white-hooded outfit, from entering, much less winning a prize.
"There are a number of questions I have and don't yet have answers to," Bleke said.
Contacted by the newspaper, the student declined to discuss his Halloween outfit. He said school leaders advised him to keep mum, and that he didn't want to cause any more trouble for himself.
I don't know that it should be outlawed particularly (so long's we're all still interested in preserving our freedoms in this country), but I do agree that it was in poor taste. I'm torn on the issue. I have nothing but contempt for extremist groups like KKK, but at the same time I am war of laws that pick out one thing, but sweep up a much broader scope and suddenly steal away one more right from us..
SK is right. I do not like the KKK, I couldn't be more against their hate speech, but we do have to respect their right to exist. Unpopular speech must be protected more than anything else.
11-08-2004 05:11 AM
If anyone anywhere can find a picture of this guys dressed as a vagina, then PLEASe post it 
