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Mississippi 'deals with" Westboro Baptists.

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Mississippi 'deals with" Westboro Baptists.
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RE: Mississippi 'deals with" Westboro Baptists.
April 26, 2011 at 11:16 pm
(April 26, 2011 at 11:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(April 26, 2011 at 10:28 pm)Zen Badger Wrote: I'm not an expert on U.S law, but if they picketed a black funeral holding up signs that proclaimed

"God hates niggers"

What would the legal standing be?

And would that still be "freedom of speech"?

Um....

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I suppose they might be selling Girl Scout Cookies but, I have to tell you that the odds are against it.

what flavor are your cookies?? Mmmmmm .... tastes like racism.
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RE: Mississippi 'deals with" Westboro Baptists.
April 26, 2011 at 11:27 pm
More to the point, is there actually any U.S laws regarding racial villification?

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RE: Mississippi 'deals with" Westboro Baptists.
April 27, 2011 at 1:37 pm
(April 26, 2011 at 11:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote: [Image: kkk-confed-flag-438.jpg]
I suppose they might be selling Girl Scout Cookies but, I have to tell you that the odds are against it.

I bet there won't be any chocolate cookies...
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RE: Mississippi 'deals with" Westboro Baptists.
April 27, 2011 at 1:47 pm
(April 26, 2011 at 11:27 pm)Zen Badger Wrote: More to the point, is there actually any U.S laws regarding racial villification?

Once again, Zen, the issue comes down to "speech" versus "conduct." A few years ago the New York City council tried to ban the word "nigger" and the rappers went nuts. Even though the bill was largely symbolic ( it provided no penalty ) it was still simply an attempt by the government to ban "speech."

However, if you are beating someone up and call him "nigger" most states have adopted some form of hate-crime legislation which makes the assault worse. Again, it varies from state to state.

One is "speech" the other is "conduct." If a Klan leader stood at a microphone urging his followers to attack "niggers" that could ( and should ) be construed as speech which could start a riot and the Supreme Court has upheld criminal sanctions there.

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