There is quite a difference between the US and EU countries with regards to hate speech laws. A guy in the UK was arrested and given (suspended) jail sentence,

There is quite a difference between the US and EU countries with regards to hate speech laws. A guy in the UK was arrested and given (suspended) jail sentence, a fine and 100 hours of unpaid public labour for leading anti-religious cartoons in an airport prayer room. All because a chaplain felt offended by his cartoons... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_the_United_... This is actually quite funny: the people behind Pussy Riot campaign now have to explain to Western liberal public why Russian hate speech laws are bad, but European laws that forbid insulting Muslims and homosexuals are good. Because if Pussy Riot sang their anti-Putin song not in the cathedral, but, say, in the street, they won't get get the press.