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7. Who cares?

Tue May 2, 2017, 06:17 PM

May 2017

Actions speak louder than words. The combination of hateful speech with hateful actions puts one in jeopardy of the laws.

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Are racial slurs illegal? [View all] Takket May 2017 OP

No. nt LexVegas May 2017 #1

Jones is a hero. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #2

No, not unless they fall under the category of hate speech, which The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #3

I believe there is some sort of hate speech law in N.Y., marybourg May 2017 #4

No, but the stadium can hold them to a code of conduct. RedWedge May 2017 #5

Exactly, it's a private business, and they can radius777 May 2017 #13

No. It's covered by the First Amendment. NutmegYankee May 2017 #6

Who cares? PJMcK May 2017 #7

No, of course not GulfCoast66 May 2017 #8

No jberryhill May 2017 #10

And any and all kids who witnessed it. applegrove May 2017 #11

This type of behavior has been going for a long time in Boston bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #12