This is going to ruffle some panties but, even hate speech is free speech, so long as it isn't inciting violence or a crime, private property or not. As virtuous as the premise of the bill may be, it might in actuality be a violation of the 1st Amendment, making it unconstitutional.
I am interested in the community's thoughts on this.
But what is hate speech? It’s an arbitrary concept. If I say negative things about one group it’s a crime, but if I say the same thing about another it’s not. Look at all the anti-Russian comments floating around out there.
Same thing with a hate crime. If someone gets beat up because they’re a so-and-so, is that worse than getting beat up because someone wanted your wallet. In a sense, every crime could be a hate crime. We just don’t see them as such because we don’t prioritize those individuals.
This is going to ruffle some panties but, even hate speech is free speech, so long as it isn't inciting violence or a crime, private property or not. As virtuous as the premise of the bill may be, it might in actuality be a violation of the 1st Amendment, making it unconstitutional.
I am interested in the community's thoughts on this.
But what is hate speech? It’s an arbitrary concept. If I say negative things about one group it’s a crime, but if I say the same thing about another it’s not. Look at all the anti-Russian comments floating around out there.
Same thing with a hate crime. If someone gets beat up because they’re a so-and-so, is that worse than getting beat up because someone wanted your wallet. In a sense, every crime could be a hate crime. We just don’t see them as such because we don’t prioritize those individuals.
We all know there's a group of Unix's out there that this desperately needs to be applied to when it comes to Christians and kids