Tinker V. Des Moines Tinker V. Des Moines was a very controversial case. In December 1965, a group of adults and students in Des Moines including 15 year old John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, their friend Christopher Eckhardt, and their parents had held a meeting at the Eckhardt home. The group determined to publicize their objections to the hostilities in Vietnam and their support for a truce by wearing black armbands and fasting during the holiday …showed first 75 words of 640 total…

…showed last 75 words of 640 total…the Tinker family was right to protest this case to the highest level. If you give some of your rights away without complaining, who’s to say that you’re not going to give them all up. Stand strong for what you believe in, is what I think the Tinker and Erchardt families were trying to say, and I believe they accomplished their goals. Tinker V Des Moines March 7, 2001 7th Period Mr. Dahlman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**