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> there are countless examples of prosecution that would be summarily dismissed here in the States. Care to provide let's say 2 such examples ?
by C4stor 8y ago
> there are countless examples of prosecution that would be summarily dismissed here in the States.
Care to provide let's say 2 such examples ?
- manigandham 8y agoArticles from various perspectives with many examples within: https://theintercept.com/2017/08/29/in-europe-hate-speech-laws-are-often-used-to-suppress-and-punish-left-wing-viewpoints/ https://theintercept.com/2017/08/29/in-europe-hate-speech-la... https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/17/europes-free-speech-apocalypse-is-already-here-france-germany-spain/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/17/europes-free-speech-apo... https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/07/17113/ https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/07/17113/ https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/01/13/germany-is-silencing-hate-speech-but-cannot-define-it https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/01/13/germany-is-silen...
- dahdum 8y agoFrom the first article you linked...just...wow. Soo many U.S. progressives would suffer under that law. > In 2015, France’s highest court upheld the criminal conviction of 12 pro-Palestinian activists for violating restrictions against hate speech. Their crime? Wearing T-shirts that advocated a boycott of Israel — “Long live Palestine, boycott Israel,”