Words can be extremely damaging. The US has libel and slander laws. What's so different about hate speech? It's harmful, almost as harmful as some forms of phys

Words can be extremely damaging. The US has libel and slander laws. What's so different about hate speech? It's harmful, almost as harmful as some forms of physical abuse. Don't forget that most domestic abuse and physical abuse starts as verbal abuse, so criminalising that is not unreasonable