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There is no law against hate speech, and any such law would be unconstitutional. Many attempts at passing such laws have been struck down. It's an oddly pervas
by Lazare 7y ago
There is no law against hate speech, and any such law would be unconstitutional. Many attempts at passing such laws have been struck down.
It's an oddly pervasive delusion that hate speech is not protected by the first amendment.
- ptah 7y agoI found it odd that the US uniquely protects hate speech. it is peculiar
- drak0n1c 7y agoIt’s not so odd when you see countries with laws labeling and controlling “hate speech”, such as the UK, end up prosecuting people for blaspheming religious prophets and critiquing religion. There are obvious pros and cons to nebulous hate speech laws. They codify assumptions about what is currently culturally sacrosanct into law without regard for consequences.
- ptah 7y agoThe UK approach is generally to only address an issue when necessary. these laws will have specific case law backing them up
- drak0n1c 7y agoHere are some examples of excessive policing and prosecution: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075328/Man-jailed-leaving-bacon-sandwiched-outside-mosque-dead-prison-half-way-12-month-sentence.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075328/Man-jailed-... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47638527 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47638527 https://www.france24.com/en/20181031-blasphemy-middle-east-asia-bibi-europe-law-religion-ireland https://www.france24.com/en/20181031-blasphemy-middle-east-a...
- squeaky-clean 7y agoIt's not that we protect hate speech. We protect speech. Regardless of content (in 99.999% of uses). As has been brought up in a different comment branch, there is no single perfect definition of "hate speech." It's nice while a hate speech ban matches everything you agree with, but too easy to pivot into something worse.
- ptah 7y agoso it is an oversight? granted the drafters of the US constitution were very young and inexperienced but surely they would have mentioned hate speech separately?
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- jesssse 7y agoThe US Constitution acknowledges individuals' rights. "Hate speech" does not infringe on any ones rights ergo it is protected speech.