Hate crime

One of the greatest threats to the liberty and freedom of any individual, society or nation is the idea that in order to coexist and progress as a whole we need to embrace extreme political correctness. The political correctness movement has taken the world by storm, yet few people are aware of the dangers it presents. There is no doubt in my mind that in recent years the political correctness movement has gone way too far and the negative impact thereof is beginning to surface. So what is the…

harm becomes involved, the issue of hate speech is often debated. The harm principle is the only purpose for with it is morally legitimate for government or public opinion to interfere with anyone’s liberty of action (including speech) is to prevent harm to others. Hate speech can lead to direct harm; it is important to restrict it. Although freedom of speech is important to the way our society is run, limitations need to be set. Without this, repeated hate speech directed towards a…

is not something that should be should be supported, or celebrated. On the contrary, racial discrimination, of any measure, should be frowned upon and opposed. Racial discrimination should be opposed for the role that it plays in gang violence, hate crimes, mental health, and oppression. Historically, racial discrimination created…

An article titled “What Is Hate Speech?,” by Alan Dershowitz, discusses the idea that anything said by anyone could be seen as hate speech. The article is almost twenty-three years old and its question still remains unanswered. Recently, hate speech has become an issue on college campuses across the nation. This is because they feel the need to protect their students from hateful speech while at the same time uphold their First Amendment rights. This causes universities to be stuck in a limbo…

should be limits to this right that Americans have, Freedom of Speech. Many citizens are against different forms of hate speech, yet still understand that hate speech is protected under the first amendment. Hate speech is a way for people to express themselves and defend what they believe in. If the United States were to put…

House’s report, the status of the German press freedom remains free. The media in Germany enjoy an editorial independence when it comes their content, the German constitution also secures their freedom of expression and press, except in the case of hate speech, Holocaust denial, and Nazi propaganda. Regardless of their freedom of speech and press, 29 journalists were reported to have been physically attacked by right-wing actors in 2015, particularly…

Hate is an emotion that is meant to drive people towards a goal for themselves against others. Today, hate is something that is used to turn people against each other, spread by the media. In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, the society is almost completely based on hate and fear. However, the real world is more free to think for itself, instead of getting all information from a single source and letting the government tell it what is true and what is false. Some do believe everything they see…

is often used to justify cruel actions, like hate speech, which according to the dictionary is, “speech that threatens or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.” People speaking hate speech often leads to bad consequences: “The truth is, when freedom of speech hurts others, it is not just an opinion anymore; it is a form of hate speech…Victims of these crimes can become depressed and harm themselves…

Amendment was created to allow all people in America to openly express their opinions, regardless of popularity. I believe that white supremacists should no exception. However, the issue arises when the speech sprouts fear and racially motivated hate crimes. Therefore I believe that it is important for all speech; including white supremacists, to be protected by the First Amendment, unless the speech escalates to a point where human lives are at stake. White supremacists should have the right to…

freedom of speech, but the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. According to various studies, 15 to 20 percent of students have experienced rape on college campuses throughout the country. Though Josh was not advocating for such a horrible crime, he did state that he thought female students were “asking for it.” There…