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Re:“Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop... by pekk on Saturday August 22, 2015 @07:54PM (#10104252)
The fact that you can't legally say anything any time you want does not imply that there is no legally protected right to free expression. It isn't a slippery slope to a dictatorship.

"We should gas all the Jews, rise up with me" isn't just free expression. It is also an act with predictable consequences.

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Re:“Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop... by garrettgrimsley on Saturday August 22, 2015 @11:48PM (#10104621)
>It is also an act with predictable consequences.

The most likely consequence would be the antagonist getting shouted down and shunned. If you have to worry about a pogrom breaking out as a result of inflammatory speech then you likely have deeper issues to worry about.

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