(October 15, 2015 at 2:07 pm)abaris Wrote:(October 15, 2015 at 1:13 pm)Dystopia Wrote: BTW, when it comes to law not everything is explicit on paper, sometimes we reach the conclusion by rational thought and logic - If there's a law prohibiting hate speech against minorities but no law banning bible burnings, it is obvious that burning a Quran would constitute a crime but not a bible.
So, an opinion.
No, a fact - Not every law needs to be explicit, sometimes the prohibition (or permission) is merely implicit. For example, if there's a law saying that the government shouldn't pass laws limiting your economic freedom, then there's an implicit meaning that you are free to start up your own company. Is this a hard to understand concept? In the case of hate speech laws, frequently they're directed solely at minorities and the line between cultural, religious and racial hatred is blurry or the concepts may even be considered equivalent, hence why some people think it's racist to criticize Islam or Judaism.
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