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To: gunnut

This probably falls under the “fighting words” exception to the First Amendment.


Which might justify someone slugging him, but not the police arresting him. If someone wants to be a Nazi, it’s a free country and he has the right to do it. If he throws a Nazi salute, that’s freedom of expression. He can be shunned by decent people,


19 posted on 05/12/2024 5:41:00 PM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: hanamizu

seems cops are not taught to distinguish speech from violent behavior


20 posted on 05/12/2024 5:52:28 PM PDT by coalminersson
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