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sciguy77 on April 28, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Gossip App Brought My High School to a Halt

Hate speech is a different matter, that's why it's not legally protected. I believe in the first amendment, both the freedom it grants and the limitations it imposes. Harassing a kid because he's gay or African American isn't protected, and I'm OK with that.

gojomo on April 29, 2014 [–]

"Hate speech" is legally protected in the United States, unless it incites imminent violence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Supreme_Court_case...

With regard to the first amendment in the Bill of Rights, the only "limitations it imposes" are on Congress, not anyone's speech.

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