That's a good point. I'm not sure how you would go about "punishing" acts like this or even if you should. While it's someone's right to have free speech, in a residential area, this really might not be an appropriate display of that. If a KKK rally is held in a park (and they are in my area), it's your decision not to go there and experience it. If your next-door-neighbor has a hanging effigy from a tree with Nazi symbols, suggested violence, etc, you don't really have a choice not to look at it. That sort of situation is what bugs me.
So, do you believe that the term "hate crime" is legitimate in any circumstance? Are there times when demonstrations such as these become less an example of free speech and something more sinister?
This is a great discussion, by the way! :D I wish the media was brave enough to actually talk about this stuff instead of just plastering it all over the news.
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Date: 2008-10-29 03:52 pm (UTC)So, do you believe that the term "hate crime" is legitimate in any circumstance? Are there times when demonstrations such as these become less an example of free speech and something more sinister?
This is a great discussion, by the way! :D I wish the media was brave enough to actually talk about this stuff instead of just plastering it all over the news.