ON THE STREET

This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "What do you think of the proposed Missouri law that would protect the farming industry from defamatory remarks?"

Nicole Poe, Chaffee

"I think it's a good law because that way people (farmers) won't go broke or anything."

Mitzie Seger, Cape Girardeau

"I think that this violates our guaranteed right to freedom of speech."

Robin White, Cape Girardeau

"I don't think they should make a law like that because everybody is entitled to say what they want to say if they want to eat meat they can eat meat."

Bruce Hussell, Cape Girardeau

"Everybody's got their own rights. If you don't want to eat something don't eat it. But, I don't think you should encourage other people not to. I think you should be able to say what you want to say. You should be held accountable for what you say. If you say something that's going to affect someone's livelihood you should be able to back it up."

Les Conway Jr., Cape Girardeau

"You can't take everything everybody says to heart. You just have to take it for what it's worth and go on."