Charge them with hate speech.
"Hate speech" isn't a criminal statute anywhere in America.
No, but there's the "fighting words" doctrine. Depending on the level of targeting of the hate speech, it may not he protected. Let's use Mike Pence as an example because it was a whole thing 4 years ago.
Saying "Hang Mike Pence" to the air is probably protected. Whereas going to Mike Pence and saying "I'm going to hang you" isn't.
The weird greyness is that telling someone to hang Mike Pence can also be a crime (e.g. conspiracy to commit murder or disturbing the peace), so the details and context matter.
Basically, if it's a threat with teeth, it may not be protected. Being offensive is legal. Inciting a riot or threatening or provoking someone into attacking first is not.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus officials condemned the display, emphasizing that hate and bigotry have no place in the state.
Oh, but they do, as is evidenced by hateful bigots marching through the streets of your state capital.
It's like that time my old high school had a school shooting and some elected official was all like "no one could have predicted this" and I was like "my brother in Christ, I went to that high school. If no one predicted a mass shooter event then why the fuck weren't we allowed long coats or backpacks? Why the metal detectors? Was it all for shits and giggles?"
Anyways, elected officials lie and it's very upsetting to people that expect literal truth. Maybe it's comforting to some?
They're just preparing for the inauguration.
I miss the days when it was acceptable to beat the shit out of Nazis. Can we bring that back?
If you see someone punch a nazi, no you didn't. That nazi fell.
Nazis feel emboldened to march in multiple cities this year:
https://www.wgal.com/article/neo-nazi-march-harrisburg-pennsylvania-peace-rally/61971282
Masks are for hiding from responsibility, not for acting responsibly. Acting responsibly is the way of the enemy.
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