Charlatan, well said. But, slander and libel are and have been defined offenses for a long time. Why the need to add 'hate-speech' to this list? And again, who decides what qualifies as hate speech? I have never seen or heard a definition of that. I agree with Seretogis that if someone wants to slander a whole group of people, so be it - it's their right. What harm has that done to any individual? Hurt someone's feelings? Only idiots make these blanket statements anyway, so they're only showing their ignorance. Why do we need laws that say you must be punished for talking trash about a group of people? When I have have pointed the finger at one person in particular and said "you lousy so-and-so", then you can take issue with me.
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