So, how much do you love freedom?

[TFOGGER]

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

If common sense wasn't an oxymoron, this would NOT be an issue.

[cstone]

I have no proof that this story is accurate, however, it does illustrate that not every parent is completely responsible for unusual name choices:

Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was born July 18, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee. Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway got the name Anfernee because his mom couldn’t say Anthony and the doctor wrote down Anfernee when he asked Anfernee’s mother her baby’s name. His mother had to work long hours so he was raised by his grandmother until high school. He got the nickname “Penny” from his grandmother because she said that he looked like a penny when she looked down at him playing on the floor. His dad taught him about basketball as a child. As far as I know he doesn’t have any brothers or sisters.

Besides, my kids like their names; Rolling and Cold

[Ah Pook]

There is more to this story.

[Elhuero]

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

that's exactly what anti gun folks and glocktalk LEOs say about open carry.

[Atrain1]

All I have to say about it is IMO only a RACIST WHITE TRASH SCUMBAG would give their kids those names.

[Zundfolge]

All I have to say about it is IMO only a RACIST WHITE TRASH SCUMBAG would give their kids those names.

So the question is; in a free society can you outlaw being a racist white trash scumbag?


I would argue that the occasional poor white trash kid named "Adolf Hitler" is the price we pay for freedom.

Furthermore, how is naming a child after Hitler worse than naming your child after a middle eastern, pedophilic, anti-Semitic death cult leader?

[Ronin13]

So the question is; in a free society can you outlaw being a racist white trash scumbag?


I would argue that the occasional poor white trash kid named "Adolf Hitler" is the price we pay for freedom.

Furthermore, how is naming a child after Hitler worse than naming your child after a middle eastern, pedophilic, anti-Semitic death cult leader?

The nail has been struck directly on the head! "I'm named after the great and glorious prophet Mohammad..." F*** you! He's a racist murderer. I met a Hispanic kid once who's name was Che Guevara Montoya. I informed him of his name sake's atrocities and he got mad, until he did the research. His name is now Jorge (which is still a strange way of spelling George, but I digress). If some AB supporting, white supremesist family want's to name their kids that, or even Nathan Bedford (of KKK fame), that's up to them. But it's on them if their kids are alienated in school. I had one of the most common names parents chose in the mid 1980's, and every time the teacher said "Ryan" we'd all say (all 5 of us in one class) "Which one?" Annoying but hey, you go too obscure and you'll run into issues- such as the kid name Daine (pronounced DANE) who everyone thought his name was Diane. Some kids even called him "Lady Di."

[Irving]

Many people have said that they feel that there is more to this story. I say that it doesn't matter. There probably IS more to the story, but they were proven NOT GUILTY of child abuse, therefore, it doesn't matter what the rest of the story is. They were found not guilty, they don't have their kids. Maybe Kevin can swing by the government offices of this place and make some arrests on his way over to Oakland.

[TFOGGER]

that's exactly what anti gun folks and glocktalk LEOs say about open carry.

And there are times that open carry is entirely inappropriate. If your last name was Black, it would be inappropriate to name your son N*gger.


I defend their right to name their child whatever they wish, just as I defend the right of those who wish to open carry to do so. I just wish that some people would look at the consequences for everyone involved before they act.