jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoPostal worker parent of trans kid refused to deliver hateful flyers. She's being punished.www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down14
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkPostal worker parent of trans kid refused to deliver hateful flyers. She's being punished.www.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square123fedilink
minus-squareXatolos@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down9·8 hours agoHate speech doesn’t get protected under free speech. These aren’t the same.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·3 hours agoUnder US law, there is absolutely no “hate speech” exception to the 1st amendment. This has been ruled on repeatedly.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours ago…Which is why I specified US. (Yes, I know where NB is.) Most of the people here are arguing from a US perspective, esp. since the original source largely reports on US news, and reports on news from a US perspective.
Hate speech doesn’t get protected under free speech. These aren’t the same.
Under US law, there is absolutely no “hate speech” exception to the 1st amendment. This has been ruled on repeatedly.
This is in Canada.
…Which is why I specified US. (Yes, I know where NB is.)
Most of the people here are arguing from a US perspective, esp. since the original source largely reports on US news, and reports on news from a US perspective.
Yes it does/yes it is.
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