On Wed, 02 May 2007 23:20:14 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 22:35:13 GMT, Charlie Morgan wrote:

On Wed, 02 May 2007 20:07:32 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

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On Wed, 02 May 2007 15:23:04 -0400, Charlie Morgan
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 19:11:52 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 14:46:05 -0400, Charlie Morgan
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 18:33:34 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 13:09:19 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 16:11:14 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
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Give me an example of "hate speech".

Inciting to riot.

Hmmmm....

Inciting to riot: "Inciting a riot applies to a person who organizes,
encourages, or participates in a riot.

I think we should kill all the __________. They shouldn't be allowed
to breathe our air!

That's hate speech that could end up encouraging others to riot or
commit criminal acts that would qualify as "Hate Crimes".

No - that's inciting to riot. Has nothing to do with "hate speech".

They are two seperate concepts.

Depends on how you fill in that obvious BLANK space I included. Insert
a racial slur or the name of a specific "protected class", and it
becomes both inciting to riot, AND hate speech

I understand what you are saying, but they are different.

For instance:

If I called a group of people "vegetarian tree hugging salad suckers"
and they are incensed enough to riot, that's inciting a riot.

If I say the same thing and they don't riot, is that still hate
speech?

Okay, I now understand that you merely want to be obtuse, and purposely
"not get
it".

Not at all - it's a perfectly valid question.

To wit: What constitutes "hate speech".

Let's try something different then.

Let's say that during the course of a conversation here, that I make a
comment about Christian Conservatives - say "all Christian
Conservatives are retarded". Further, let's say that I am offended by
that comment.

Would that be hate speech?

I'm not gonna take sides here, but perhaps the Supreme Court will eventually
define hate speech not by what is said, but by the reaction to what is said.
And if that's not vague enough, guess what just fell off the bookcase behind
me.

ROTFL!!!

You statue of Jack Bruce?