Not a lawyer but in US, First Amendment provides freedom to practice hate speech. The best way to combat hate speech, however vile they are is to let them be sa

Not a lawyer but in US, First Amendment provides freedom to practice hate speech. The best way to combat hate speech, however vile they are is to let them be said in public and to shame them in public with an order of magnitude of a better alternative speech. Providing government right to pursue criminal charges for speech is a slippery slope.