Limits to free speech must be respected

HARVARD UNIVERSITY has rescinded admission offers to at least 10 students because they posted extremely offensive memes in a private message group on Facebook. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

The students concerned made jokes about the Holocaust, sexual assault and child abuse, among other things. Harvard has said that it retains the right to withdraw admission if a student engages in behavior that brings into question his or her moral character.

This incident is a good example of the limits of freedom of speech.