Hate Speeches: Where to Draw the Line India’s overly broad definitions of “hate speech” provide scope for arbitrary application of the law. While the goal of preventing discrimination based on race‚ religion‚ sex‚ class‚ caste etc. is important in a diverse country like India it must be done in ways that restrict speech as little as possible. Prosecutions under the hate speech laws‚ as under the “insulting religion” laws‚ can be initiated by the individuals or interest groups who dislike or disagree
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respect others sometimes we don’t understand the choices of people in different cultures‚ so we tend to discriminate others for this reason. Every day people are exposed to some sort of discrimination or prejudice. Whether they experience it personally or watch someone else be affected by it. Prejudice and discrimination can undermine a person’s self-esteem and self-confidence and make them feel terrible‚ unaccepted and unworthy. When this happens in children their school performance often suffers‚ they
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Prejudice is an opinion that is not based on actual evidence or experience. In “Causes of Prejudice‚” Vincent Parillo describes the psychological and sociological reasons of prejudice. Among these causes‚ frustration is defined to produce a prejudicial attitude towards others. Parillo explains in his work that throughout history‚ minority groups have been used as scapegoats to take the blame for certain events. He clarifies that scapegoating is the act of blaming others for an incident that is not
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it’s an extremely complex matter‚ especially when “Hate Speech” is involved. Many people have different views and definitions on what hate speech in tales‚ for instance in “Hate Speech on Campus”‚ Joseph S. Tuman‚ defines it as “Written or spoken words directed towards a particular group (typically although not exclusively a minority group) with the purpose or effect of verbally harassing and harming them” (413). A personal interpretation of hate speech is speech that attacks a person or group on
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1. Deviance- the recognized violation of cultural norms. 2. Crime- the violation of a society’s formally enacted criminal law. 3. Social control- attempts by society to regulate people’s thoughts and behavior. 4. Criminal justice system- the organizations—police‚ courts‚ and prison officials—that respond to alleged violations of the law. 5. Labeling- the idea that deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions. 6. Stigma- a powerfully
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are different. Sometimes‚ if a person doesn’t look or act in a way that is familiar to us‚ we can make assumptions about that person even though we don’t know who they are‚ or their full story. Many people wouldn’t ever admit that they can be prejudice. Even if you are the nicest‚ most non-judgemental person in the world‚ you are most likely going to judge people at times. It’s hard to admit‚ but I sometimes find myself judging people a lot by what is on the surface. It is human nature to pre-judge
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a widespread Northern problem; the white person who opposes slavery on a theoretical level but feels racial prejudice and hatred in the presence of an actual black slave. Ophelia detests slavery‚ but she considers it almost necessary for blacks‚ against which she harbors a deep-seated prejudice‚ she does not want them to touch her. Stowe emphasizes that much of Ophelia’s racial prejudice stems from unfamiliarity
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Cause of Prejudice There are many types of prejudice in modern society. The definition of prejudice according to Webster’s Dictionary is “an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge.” The causes of some prejudice can be linked to a person’s childhood. The effects of being prejudice can be harmful to the person who is prejudice and to the people or group that person is prejudice of. The causes of racial prejudice stem mainly from childhood. One way
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Categories of Computer Crime Smith Strayer University CIS170 Wk2 Professor Masudur Chowdhury July 4‚ 2013 Explain in detail the four common categories of computer crimes and provide at least one example for each. There are many different types of computer crime and multiple ways to categorize them. I will discuss four categories in detail to shine light on how vulnerable people are‚ when we choose to use a personal or publicly used computer to transmit confidential information
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When prejudice occurs‚ stereotyping and discrimination may also result. In many cases‚ prejudices are based upon stereotypes. A stereotype is a simplified assumption about a group based on prior assumptions. Stereotypes can be both positive ("women are warm and nurturing") or negative ("teenagers are lazy"). Stereotypes can lead to faulty beliefs‚ but they can also result in both prejudice and discrimination. According to psychologist Gordon Allport‚ prejudice and stereo types emerge in part
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