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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

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8. Let's say the Biden motorcade is coming through my fair city. Along with my like-minded friends, I

Reply to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 12:00 PM

Oct 2022

peaceably assemble on a grassy knoll along the route of the motorcade. I wave a huge "Trump 2024" banner and shout "Let's go, Brandon" ( except it's not really "Let's go, Brandon" ) as the motorcade goes by. That's all we do, shout and wave banners. No one runs out into the street or throws something at the motorcade or brandishes a firearm.

In which city, county, or state in this country will I be charged with a crime, and what will be the crime with which I am charged?

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"I protect a lot of harmful speech. A short thread" [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 OP

And I am glad it does. nycbos Oct 2022 #1

Canada and Britain and Germany are free, more than America these days...no coup attempt! Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #3

Somebody forgot to tell them that. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #5

Breach of peace is another section of criminal code separate from hate speech section. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #6

tomato, tomahto -(nt)- stopdiggin Oct 2022 #7

Hate speech laws can distinguish the fruits from the vegetables, np! Canadas are very well Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #15

There's no First Amendment exception for hate speech mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #16

Let's say the Biden motorcade is coming through my fair city. Along with my like-minded friends, I mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #8

No crime committed!? Hate speech laws are very specific and ofc a judge has the final say. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #14

"Hate speech laws are very specific ..." mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #17

"The maximum punishment if a case is remitted to the High Court remains imprisonment for life..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2022 #13

Also protects hate speech. Why??? America is incompetent in writing hate speech laws Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #2

Which countries would those be? mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #4

that rather depends on how you define stopdiggin Oct 2022 #9

Thanks for the edit. I couldn't figure out who "H.W." was. NT. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #10

that was an obvious (Sunday morning) blunder -(nt)- stopdiggin Oct 2022 #11

It's Sunday? NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #12