Petition to forbid support of the NRA at DU

[fightthegoodfightnow]

136. Hate Speech?

Hate speech is only hate speech from a legal perspective in this country when used in the commission or as evidence of bias in the commission of a crime.

Too many people throw around the word 'hate speech' without having a clue what the term refers to causing great harm to the legal premise of hate speech. Speech that is hateful should be answered with more speech, but it is not against the law regardless of how hateful or offensive. I support that person's right to say it, but not the speech itself.

I can call anyone anything I want in this country and thank goodness. That is not hate speech. It becomes hate speech when I act in violence against an individual based on a bias I have toward that group as evidenced by what I have said or written.