freedom of speech is taken away‚ then dumb and silent we may be led‚ like sheep to the slaughter”-while many of us would not argue the right to freedom of speech we may start to question just how boundless freedom should really be. Throughout history‚ it has often been proven that words have the ability to translate into violent and often fatal actions‚ yet we continue to accept these actions in the name of free speech. Lawmakers continue to debate over the boundaries regarding freedom of speech and whether
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The UPA Government introduced a draft Bill in the Parliament in December 2005. It was described as THE COMMUNAL VIOLENCE (PREVENTION‚ CONTROL AND REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS) BILL‚ 2005. Official declaration described this bill as‚"A bill to empower the Sate Governments and the Central Government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric‚ unity‚ integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such
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Against Hate Speech Hate crimes are done too frequently in the United States. Although we have laws that supposedly regulate them‚ many people still feel the need to commit acts of violence on people that are different than them. Many of these crimes originate with some sort of hate speech. People get ideas from other people‚ passed down from previous generations. Some people don’t find anything wrong with verbally abusing another human. Some world leaders have participated in hate speech‚ hate
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towards another group. I feel that hate speech has already had a major effect on our country and needs to be put to an end. If a person feels comfortable enough to share comments about others that are violent and hateful‚ they may feel that it is ok to do harm to those individuals. In the news‚ there are many stories on hate speech that lead to hate crimes. According to ABC News‚ two weeks ago at the University of Hartford‚ a young white student began expressing her views about her black roommate
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into it‚ shall we? You know‚ when we consider all the hate speech on Islam right now‚ you’d think that we’d be a lot more sensitive with what we teach to our kids. You know‚ promote acceptance‚ world peace and those sorts of things. But instead‚ we’re stuck with The Merchant of Venice: an Elizabethan Playbook of sexist beliefs‚ overt racism and unfair treatment of minorities. I’m sure‚ Ms Jones‚ you will agree that a play which incites hate speech and physical assault towards religious minorities has
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2011 Regulation of Hate Speech The idea that the government might cut off hateful or propaganda filled-speech is counter to the idea that America cherishes‚ that all people are created equal with unalienable rights‚ one of which is the right to voice unpopular ideas. Racist speech on campus or in the public square is uninviting‚ but acceptable‚ under certain circumstances. In Charles R. Lawrence III’s essay‚ “On Racist Speech‚” Lawrence argues against the regulation of speech that he deems inflammatory
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Prejudices and hate speech have been around since the beginning of human society. The effects have been long recorded‚ analyzed‚ and documented. Hate speech can have a toxic effect‚ and cause victims to self hate. Constant verbal pollution in school can also affect students. Students have mainly reported incidents of hate speech about their race‚ next ethnicity‚ then sexual orientation. This can affect school performance‚ and kids are more likely to express fear at school. Hate is making the already
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Communal Violence in India: An Irrepressible Evil? Communal violence in independent India has a long history that can be traced back from the time of the Post Partition riot of 1961 in Jabalpur which was followed by strings of similar incidents‚ especially post 1980s with Anti-Sikh Pogrom (Delhi) in 1984‚ Anti-Muslim carnage (esp.‚ Mumbai) in 1992-93‚ and the decade-old Godhra Riots (Gujarat) in 2002. With the introduction of the Prevention of Communal and Targeted violence (Access to Justice
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Harassment and hate speech seems to be the primary reason given to reduce the protection of anonymous free speech‚ because the thinking behind this is if consequences could follow someone and what they say‚ that it would discourage people that would try to harass others. An argument for anonymity however is the principle that if one is speaking out against an idea or to express an opinion‚ they should not feel negative consequence to this‚ being things like social ostracizing. Both arguments hold
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history‚ the United States Constitution has been put to the test over the issue of free speech. The First Amendment states‚ "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." Even though free speech is one of the core American values proudly embedded in each citizen‚ some poopAmericans
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