Instigator / Pro
4
1460
rating
2
debates
0.0%
won
Topic
#629

Hate speech is protected under the first amendment.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
12
Better sources
2
8
Better legibility
1
4
Better conduct
1
4

After 4 votes and with 24 points ahead, the winner is...

Sparrow
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One day
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
28
1495
rating
47
debates
48.94%
won
Description

No information

Round 1
Pro
#1
Forfeited
Con
#2
Forfeited
Round 2
Pro
#3
Forfeited
Con
#4
I don't know where Pro has been but someone has to break the silence. Hate Speech is not technically illegal in the US but it's not protected by the first amendment and you can be punished by law if it is severe enough and deemed a hate crime.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The first amendment supposedly protects free speech, but it does not do so perhaps as well as it was intended originally.On top of the possibility that you can be charged with hate crimes for harassing people with hate speech, especially if you couple hate speech with actions taken to harm or demean them, you can also be censored in public and onlineย  according to the policy of the business who's property you're on. in places like grocery stores and on sites like twitter and facebook etc. you do not have free speech, rendering the first amendment almost useless because it's really up to corporate policy in most cases.
Round 3
Pro
#5
Forfeited
Con
#6
Forfeited
Round 4
Pro
#7
Forfeited
Con
#8
Forfeited
Round 5
Pro
#9
Forfeited
Con
#10
Forfeited