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By: Paige Whalen, Brooke Davis, and Mitchell O'Sell

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" All this means is that the First Amendment protects all speech that doesn't directly call for violence.

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Why Knowing about Hate Speech is Important

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Why Knowing about Hate Speech is Important

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Knowing about Hate Speech is very important because it has become a very controversial topic that anyone can be affected by. It is a very talked about topic in this time especially on college campuses.
- As high schoolers it is important to learn about hate speech and learn how to be respectful with our words.

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Hate speech is a communication that carries no meaning other than the expression of hatred for some group, especially in circumstances in which the communication is likely to provoke violence. It is an incitement to hatred primarily against a group of persons defined in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and the like. Hate speech can be any form of expression regarded as offensive to racial, ethnic and religious groups and other discrete minorities or to women.

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- Racial or homophobic Slur
- Discrimination
- Slander

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What Are the Current Laws on Hate Speech?

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What Are the Current Laws on Hate Speech?

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There are currently no laws that limit hate speech. In the 2011 Supreme Court case "Snyder v. Phelps" had to do with people protesting at veterans funerals holding signs with homophobic slurs on them. The Supreme Court decision was that they had the right to protest under the First Amendment. The homophobic slurs are an exact example of hate speech. For better or worse, court decisions have leaned towards hate speech being protected under the First Amendment.

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Pro: Hate speech being protected by the first amendment- People believe that hate speech should be included with the freedom of speech as long as it isn't a direct call for violence.

Pro: Hate speech not being protected by the first amendment- This side believes that the First Amendment shouldn't allow people to say hateful things.

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The effect that hate speech has on others

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The effect that hate speech has on others

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Hate speech can affect everyone, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is always something hateful someone can say to you. Some people argue that hate speech is protected by the constitution and no laws should be made limiting any speech that doesn’t directly call for violence. Other people argue that hate speech can inspire violence, and therefore there should be laws limiting some speech.