In an arguement over the net, i was the FIRST to make a rasist comment late on in a fuming arguement. Is it a crime?
2007-08-21 07:08:44 · 18 answers · asked by Wudolf 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
nope
2007-08-21 07:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by facecancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, no it's not a crime. If you are in the US at least. 1st ammendment gives you the right to freedom of speech. I am not racist and I do not condone racism, but where my rights are infringed by those law suit happy people in the ACLU, you know Political Correctness has gone WAY too far.
Second, why argue on the net? It gets you nowhere, and the one who starts it usually wouldn't last a second in a face to face confrontation.
2007-08-21 14:18:45 · answer #2 · answered by Colt 45 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A racist comment is not a crime. In fact, inflammatory or "hate speech" is still protected speech under the First Amendment since freedom of speech was originally intended to protect speech that some find objectionable .
2007-08-21 14:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A racist comment is never a crime, and you have a first amendment right to be a racist idiot. You don't have a right to advocate violence against any group or person, though. You also do not have a right to slander anybody (liberately lying with the intention to harm somebody's reputation).
2007-08-21 14:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you join an argument late into it and then feel compelled to make a racist comment to try to get your point across? it's not a crime, unless stupidity is a crime now.
2007-08-21 14:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by Wayne G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's an exercise in free speech.
If you hurt someone while using that kind of language, then you'll probably get accused of committing a "hate crime."
2007-08-21 14:13:27 · answer #6 · answered by Lawn Jockey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but having been the target of a few racist comments in my lifetime, it sucks. We don't choose what race we are, hun.
2007-08-21 14:18:37 · answer #7 · answered by misswrite1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what yr concious says? if u feel guilty its crime, if not then cool its not crime,anything is not good nor bad its as we see it
2007-08-21 14:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by meeky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a crime, but it is ignorant, immature, offensive and stupid.
2007-08-21 14:38:33 · answer #9 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. but it is offensive, and you should apologize to the victim of your comment... technically you have the right to free speech...
2007-08-21 14:13:03 · answer #10 · answered by Andrew 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to my knowledge it just makes people hate you.
2007-08-21 14:14:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋