一项新民调显示，十分之四的大学生认为，对于表达其认为具有冒犯性观点的人，应面临刑事起诉，这引发了人们对下一代对言论自由和第一修正案态度的担忧。
Four in 10 college students believe people should face criminal prosecution for expressing opinions they find offensive, according to a new poll that raises questions about the next generation's attitudes toward free speech and the First Amendment.
“十分之四（40%）同意冒犯性言论应受到刑事起诉，而52%表示不同意。同意比例较去年上升七个百分点，为该问题连续三年调查以来的最高水平，”布克利研究所最近的一项调查发现。
"Four in ten (40%) agree that offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution, while 52% disagree. Agreement is up seven points from last year and is the highest in the three years this question has been asked," a recent survey from the Buckley Institute found.
调查还发现，45%的学生认为暴力是制止冒犯性言论的可接受手段。
The survey also found that 45% of students believe violence is acceptable to stop offensive speech.
“45%同意可以用肢体暴力来制止某人使用仇恨言论或发表带有种族歧视色彩的言论，而50%表示不同意，”调查称。“同意比例较去年上升六个百分点，追平了2023年创下的45%历史最高纪录。2017年首次提出该问题时，同意比例为30%。”我是一名大学校长。我们的行业应完成查理·柯克开启的事业调查还发现，42%同意他们不同意的政治言论可能损害他们的心理健康，而53%表示不同意，较去年上升四个百分点，为该问题连续五年调查以来的最高读数。
"Forty-five percent (45%) agree that physical violence can be justified to prevent a person from using hate speech or making racially charged comments, while 50% disagree," the survey states. "Agreement is up six points from last year and ties the all-time high of 45% set in 2023. In 2017, the first year this question was asked, agreement was 30%." I’M A UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. OUR PROFESSION SHOULD FINISH WHAT CHARLIE KIRK STARTED The survey also found that 42% agree that political comments they disagree with can be harmful to their mental health, while 53% disagree, up four points from last year and is the highest reading in the five years this question has been asked.
该调查于9月中旬在全国范围内对803名四年制大学本科生进行了民意测验。
The survey polled 803 undergrads at four-year colleges across the country in mid-September.
调查对象为就读于四年制公立或私立学院和大学、年龄在25岁以下的全日制本科生。不包括非全日制学生、25岁及以上学生，以及就读于社区学院、技术学校或职业学校的学生。
The survey included full-time undergraduate students under the age of 25 attending four-year public or private colleges and universities. It excluded part-time students, those 25 and older, and students enrolled in community colleges, technical schools or trade schools.
布克利研究所执行主任劳伦·诺布尔周二在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示，本科生支持起诉言论自由，这对国家来说是一个危险信号。
Lauren Noble, the executive director of the Buckley Institute, told Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday that the support among undergraduates for prosecuting free speech is a red flag for the country.
“本科生对审查制度的高度支持应给美国敲响警钟，”诺布尔说。“那40%支持将冒犯性言论定罪的本科生毕业后，会把这种观点带入他们的社区和工作场所。美国建国250年后，第一修正案的捍卫者应当为这些主张审查的学生日后担任领导职务时的前景感到担忧。”她补充说，高等教育机构在教育学生了解第一修正案为何是一项关键权利方面失职了。
"The high levels of undergraduate support for censorship should serve as a warning to America," Noble said. "The 40% of undergraduates who support criminalizing offensive speech will bring that perspective into their communities and workplaces after they graduate. Two hundred fifty years after America’s founding, defenders of the First Amendment should be worried about what the future holds when these censorious students assume positions of leadership." She added that institutions of higher learning have dropped the ball when it comes to educating students on why the First Amendment is a crucial right.
“调查数据表明，美国的高校显然没有做足够的工作，让学生明白言论自由对自由社会为何如此至关重要，”诺布尔补充道。“当相当数量的大学生接受暴力和喧哗打断，将其视为对不同意见言论的恰当回应时，全美各政治光谱的人士都应警钟长鸣。”
"The survey data shows that America’s colleges and universities are clearly not doing enough to impress upon their students why free speech is so critical to a free society," Noble added. "When significant numbers of college students accept violence and shout downs as appropriate responses to speech they disagree with, alarm bells should be ringing for Americans across the political spectrum."