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65 points64 points67 points submitted by Tarrock

JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun 2 years ago

I'm not sure that that's a jailable offence.

It is in Canada, whether they've done so or not - so far. They passed the stupid law for a reason.

ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 2 years ago

They passed the stupid law for a reason.

The "stupid" law being C-16?

The adding of "gender identity or expression" to identifiable groups protected from discrimination, to identifiable groups that can be the target of hate speech, and to the criminal code allowing a judge to consider hate crimes against them when sentencing?

How is that stupid? The exact same law protects other groups without causing a breakdown in society.

wristaction 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun 2 years ago

...without causing a breakdown in society.

I mean, if we outright banned leftist parties, that wouldn't cause a breakdown in society. We ought to try it.

JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 2 years ago

We have laws for bullying, harassment, and crimes. Use those.

All laws that are to suppress "hate" are political bullshit, just as "equality" is bullshit when all everyone wants is consistent fairness.

People can commit of crimes for all kinds of motivational reasons, including human emotions like love and hate - but we can never read other people's minds.

If someone robs an old Black lesbian they may do it for hate or simply because she's an easy target. Nail them for the crime, not the motive or whatever bullshit politicians want to skew it with.

The exact same law protects other groups without causing a breakdown in society.

Proof?

Now who's being stupid?

ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 2 years ago

We have laws for bullying, harassment, and crimes. Use those.

Do you. What are your anti bullying laws?

  • but we can never read other people's minds.

You don't have to when it comes to applying hate speech laws. Because they said it.

Nail them for the crime

The crime is discrimination or hate speech. The nature of those crimes is that they have a target group.

Proof?

The C-16 added the words "gender identity or expression" in three places to existing laws, that already protect other groups who are victims of hate speech and discrimination.

The exact same law already acts on those other groups. Without causing a breakdown in society.

Now who's being stupid?

Not sure I'm following. Is it you?

JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun 2 years ago

Do you. What are your anti bullying laws?

Don't be a lazy fuck. Look them up yourself. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Canada+anti-bullying+laws

That's the you don't have to when it comes to applying hate speech laws. Because they said it.

Only IF they say it.

The crime is discrimination or hate speech. The nature of those crimes is that they have a target group.

We have discrimination laws. Don't be a lazy fuck. Look them up yourself. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Canada+discrimination+laws

Again, to my initial point: All laws that are to suppress "hate" are political bullshit, just as "equality" is bullshit when all everyone wants is consistent fairness.