Westboro Baptist Church protests in Joplin, MO

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

And by the way, as for it not being considered hate speech, laws criminalizing hate speech are unconstitutional, because they violate the First Amendment.

Besides all the other stuff you said, which I of course agree with because you're MC and awesome, I REALLY agree with this (as do our courts). The anti-hate speech laws in Europe don't really end up feeling all that different from anti-blasphemy laws elsewhere. I'd rather suffer through WBC and Neo Nazi groups and the like than ban speech.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

The anti-hate speech laws in Europe don't really end up feeling all that different from anti-blasphemy laws elsewhere. I'd rather suffer through WBC and Neo Nazi groups and the like than ban speech.

Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!

Having never lived through this sort of thing we just can't comprehend how incredibly awful the concept of having things you SAY be a CRIME really is. I'll take WBC making idiots of themselves any day.