Introduction * Thesis Statement: Should hate speech be censored? Yes hate speech should be censored for numerous of reasons due toff the effects it will bring to our society.
* Expanded Thesis Statement: Yet people might believe that hate speech should be allowed due to belief of freedom of speech, hate speech weather it’s allowed or not still does not make it right. It does not make it right because it most likely leads to bigger issues such as riots, physical abuse, and conflicts. I believe people are allowed to speak their mind and do have freedom of speech but to a certain point.
* Background: Four Teenagers were arrested in December of 2006 for insulting North Koreans. The hate speech was toward their nationality which ended up as a major conflict.
Arguments
Argument One: Hate speech leads to conflicts, riots, and disagreements in society
* It hurts individual groups, such as people religion, background, beliefs and more. * Leads to moral damage. Also damages social structure in society * Even things such as computer games or internet communication with friends can lead to international conflict and cyber bullying
Argument Two: Hate speech leads to violent crimes * If the number of hate crimes are decreased, we improve the welfare of society * Because of hate speech society becomes more violent and leads to violent crimes * To avoid conflict, hate speech should not be allowed when it comedown down to certain things such as racism, religion, and culture Argument Three: Hate speech through the Internet also known as cyber bullying causes many incidents of teenage suicides * Allow people might say censoring the internet for hate speech is nearly impossible due to freedom of speech it should still be overlooked because of its causes and efforts to the people around us * More and more suicides are becoming a major issue in our nation