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> On top of that, we refuse entry to people and boot others out because of what they say. Is there a country in the world that doesn't do this? If you're not a
by weavejester 13y ago
> On top of that, we refuse entry to people and boot others out because of what they say.
Is there a country in the world that doesn't do this? If you're not a citizen of a country, you generally can be kicked out or denied entry for the smallest of reasons. Which is bad, but not unusual.
> No one knows what it means, but people get arrested and charged, and end up in jail. Its on a whim.
I'm not sure I completely agree with the hate speech laws of the UK, but there a lot of case law and precedent behind it, and it's not nearly as broad as you make it sound.
In general, hate speech laws target abusive speech intended to stir up racial hatred, and abusive speech intended to harass an individual. The laws also targets threatening speech against sexual orientation, or threatening speech intended to incite religion hatred. So it's okay to, for instance, ridicule or insult Islam or Christianity, but it's not okay to incite violence against Muslims or Christians.