"Dangerously Vague" - New US Law Blurs The Line Between Hate Speech And Hate Crime

by Tyler Durden
Sep 16, 2017 5:45 PM

Authored by Michael Rozeff via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,

Eleven years ago, this essay argued against hate-crime laws.

One argument read “People can eventually be accused of hate crimes when they use hateful speech. Hate crimes laws are a seed that can sprout in new directions.”

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