The appeals court judges, on the other hand, ruled that the boy’s age was immaterial.
“It matters not if the boy was too young to understand the force of his words or if he lacked intent to harm Chapman,” the judges wrote. Rather, the issue was whether his use of the slurs had “the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.”
Okay so logic this with me;
“It matters not if the boy was too young to understand the force of his words or if he lacked intent to harm Chapman,” the judges wrote.
Okay so the boys understanding of the word NIGGER is immaterial.
“the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.”
The purpose or effect of
If the boy's understanding of the word is immaterial so is the boy actually using the word. If the boy's understanding, either him understanding or not understanding is immaterial then you can't show intent which would be required for "interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.”
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