Hate Speech Illegal

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The use of hate should be illegal in the society. This is because the people who think that it is okay for them to commit such a thing, wouldn’t know how it would make the victim feel emotionally or physically about it. The people who would commit these types of hate speeches wouldn’t understand what the victim has gone through. For example, The “N” word is targeted towards African Americans, If a African American was called this by white male or female or any other race in general, They wouldn’t know how the African American male would feel. This is because of the African Americans past and what they have went through. In the article “The Case For Restricting Hate Speech” it states,” Hate speeches is doing something. It results in tangible

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