I believe it's so they can criminalize certain things that wouldn't be illegal otherwise - hate propaganda, for example. At least, that's how it works in Canada - though come to think of it, I don't think hate speech is restricted in the States, so this law wouldn't apply to that.
(I have somewhat mixed feelings about the hate speech legislation we've got, myself - I don't like censorship, and in a perfect world, I'd be for complete freedom of speech. But practically speaking, I think those laws do more good than not, so I do support them.)
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Date: 2007-09-28 05:21 am (UTC)I believe it's so they can criminalize certain things that wouldn't be illegal otherwise - hate propaganda, for example. At least, that's how it works in Canada - though come to think of it, I don't think hate speech is restricted in the States, so this law wouldn't apply to that.
(I have somewhat mixed feelings about the hate speech legislation we've got, myself - I don't like censorship, and in a perfect world, I'd be for complete freedom of speech. But practically speaking, I think those laws do more good than not, so I do support them.)