"as a joke"

You think he was taking the pug to rallies?

While the prosecution was dumb (it was clearly a joke), he did turn out to be a huge right wing racist anyway

Is it an American thing to not care if someone is a “______” when talking about their protected rights?

The rights enshrined in our constitution are viewed as natural rights so they cannot be qualified, all people are entitled to their protection.

Oh absolutely. For the more egregious example of it, “______” is “felon”.

Not many countries fare better, to be fair.

Yes, see "Indians", "Africans" etc

It used to be.

Im far from American however

Hence the question.

Should that be something to arrest someone for, though?

I’ve seen his bizarre case being used by the far right as an example of why they’re correct and various conspiracies are against them.

And let’s be real, being afraid of a pug to the point you arrest someone? Come on. The government caring about stuff like that is taking the Streisand effect to new levels. It’s even more bizarre when supporters of those laws condemn China. It’s the same policy, just different politics.

Well that appears to be what your media has informed you

I'm sure your media is far more correct than my media.

After this culture war is over, the first people in the hole will be the actual right wing racists

The second people in the hole will be left wing people throwing that accusation around at any spare target.

The leftist McCarthyists need to go.