• Dr. Jenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    10 months ago

    Slippery slope fallacy. Hate crime laws have been on the books in America since 1968 and I’m not aware of them leading to the end of free speech in America.

    • thecrotch@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      10 months ago

      The US has hate crime laws. It does not have hate speech laws. A hate crime requires an existing crime. You can legally shout the n-word from the rooftops. If you beat someone while shouting the n-word, your assault is upgraded to a hate crime.