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Jedi Guy

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7. Because "hate speech" is not recognized in US law and there is no such charge.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 26, 2022, 12:00 PM

Jan 2022

The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that laws against "hate speech" are unconstitutional due to the First Amendment. So your hypothetical person walking around with a sign that had the N-word on it would probably face repercussions in the form of an ass-whooping, but couldn't be charged with a crime. I suppose a DA might try to charge that hypothetical person with something like disorderly conduct, but it wouldn't go anywhere.

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