When does it cross the line into incitement? And if we accept Brandenburg v Ohio how do we know until violence is committed it was imminent?
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From the circumstances. Are the people inclined to be violent? Were the intended targets present? Were the tools readily available?
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That said, governments can charge whatever courts allow for permits for assemblies, including taking past behavior into account.
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Hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. But its place and format of delivery may be proscribed to avoid public hazard.
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Exactly, or in this nice aforism by
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This is why the denial of the holocaust being a criminal offense in no less than 16 EU countries is actually a defeat instead of progress.
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Many millennials, disappointingly, do not value robust freedom of speech.
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Those exist, but they are specific (cause harm) whereas 'hate speech' may be detested (and countered) but must be protected.
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Shame we have no real constitution here in UK. CPS has just created new forms of 'hate crime' to censor free speech http://tinyurl.com/yc4b9k4j
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What does it say about you as a person, group, or organization if you go around silencing people?
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It's deplorable to censor speech whether it's the govt doing it, Google, universities, or even friends and family
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Sure only the govt has the *obligation* to protect speech but free speech is a good ethic in most areas of a civilization
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Just remember - the right to free speech does not shield you from the consequences of said speech.
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Freedom of expression begins at offensive or hateful speech, it doesn't end there.
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If the government/state can't provide safety/protection to all involved then I say the dangerous situation trumps their right for the rally
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And speaking with a gun is protected, I guess, so those without are best off shutting up.
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Words which would likely make the person whom they are addressed commit an act of violence are not protected.
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So if the person you are talking to is intellectually bankrupt, and will punch instead of argue, you cannot say anything?
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