Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

@9G5MCLJAnswersSocial IssuesHate Speech2yrs ago

No, increase penalties

Freedom of speech laws, though initially made to protect you from criticising the government, now has more meanings, and a separate idea created for this, but boundaries should be properly established between freedom of speech and radical/extremist/offensive/harmful views.

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