Should Racism be a chargeable offense?

[Rhinostan]

No, Freedom of Speech.

[Risottia]

Thanks for your opinions (and insults)

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[Opuntia]

After you make sexism a chargeable offence.

And ageism, lookism, mentalism, rankism, sexualism, sizeism and weightism.

The fact remains that it will always be highly abused if we ban discrimination in general.

[Dragonic Outland]

seriously?

Yep.

Racism should not be allowed to be targeted to individuals, and those that insult Africans should be commended. Most definitely indeed.
/sarcasm

[Undivulged Principles]

If racism is a crime then everyone is guilty.

[Apollonesia]

Absolutely not. It would be selectively enforced against white people by liberal activist judges on the "behalf" of racial minorities. An excuse to disenfranchise conservative voters through felony convictions.

[Luveria]

Thanks for your opinions (and insults)

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Disagreeing is an insult.

After you make sexism a chargeable offence.

And ageism, lookism, mentalism, rankism, sexualism, sizeism and weightism.

The fact remains that it will always be highly abused if we ban discrimination in general.

Those are all excellent proposals that should be considered after the bans on racism and sexism are in place.

[Imperializt Russia]

It already is.
Because usually, racism manifests in a series of manners that are already legislated against.

[Risottia]

The fact remains that it will always be highly abused if we ban discrimination in general.

Discrimination based on sex, race, social or national origin, wealth, language, political opinion, religion etc is already banned in most developed countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHR#Artic ... rimination
I don't see lots of abuses coming from that.

[Ayreonia]

Protip: If you think you've been insulted, report the offending post in Moderation. Better checking the rules first, though, and double-checking what you're alleging to be an insult.

Disagreeing is an insult.

And ageism, lookism, mentalism, rankism, sexualism, sizeism and weightism.

The fact remains that it will always be highly abused if we ban discrimination in general.

Those are all excellent proposals that should be considered after the bans on racism and sexism are in place.

How do you think those would be enforced?

[Luveria]

It already is.
Because usually, racism manifests in a series of manners that are already legislated against.

Those are racism motivated actions which can be illegal, not the racism itself.

[Luveria]

Disagreeing is an insult.


Those are all excellent proposals that should be considered after the bans on racism and sexism are in place.

How do you think those would be enforced?

Policies against workplace discrimination are a start.

[Napkiraly]

No.

[The Grey Wolf]

What world do you live in and where is the portal so I can destroy it?

^ This.

[Shaggai]

Aggravating circumstance, yes. Crime, no.

[Risottia]

It already is.
Because usually, racism manifests in a series of manners that are already legislated against.

Those are racism motivated actions which can be illegal, not the racism itself.

Exactly.
Racism, as long as it stays in the racist's brain, is a very stupid but perfectly legitimate opinion.

[Osarius]

Unless it's harming someone... why should it be?

[Luveria]

Those are racism motivated actions which can be illegal, not the racism itself.

Exactly.
Racism, as long as it stays in the racist's brain, is a very stupid but perfectly legitimate opinion.

As such, it's difficult to enforce a ban against racist thoughts. We don't have the technology for it yet.

[Risottia]

Exactly.
Racism, as long as it stays in the racist's brain, is a very stupid but perfectly legitimate opinion.

And such, it's difficult to enforce a ban against racist thoughts. We don't have the technology for it yet.

It's called "eradication through education".

[Vicswampia]

Racism should not be allowed to be targeted to individuals, and those that insult Africans should be commended. Most definitely indeed.
/sarcasm

No, what I meant is that defamation can be aggravated with racism, while we have no rights to enforce someone not to be racist.

[Luveria]

And such, it's difficult to enforce a ban against racist thoughts. We don't have the technology for it yet.

It's called "eradication through education".

That's already been doing well at significantly reducing racism.

[Opuntia]

Protip: If you think you've been insulted, report the offending post in Moderation. Better checking the rules first, though, and double-checking what you're alleging to be an insult.

Disagreeing is an insult.

And ageism, lookism, mentalism, rankism, sexualism, sizeism and weightism.

The fact remains that it will always be highly abused if we ban discrimination in general.

Those are all excellent proposals that should be considered after the bans on racism and sexism are in place.

How about no, you crazy dutch bastard. No offense to the Dutch or to you if you were Dutch.

Banning forms of thought never bodes well. Let's avoid making thought crimes commitable, aight?

[Risottia]

How about no, you crazy dutch bastard.

This constitutes both trollbaiting and flaming, and you shouldn't be.
/notamod.

[Saint Panda]

Protip: If you think you've been insulted, report the offending post in Moderation. Better checking the rules first, though, and double-checking what you're alleging to be an insult.

Disagreeing is an insult.

And ageism, lookism, mentalism, rankism, sexualism, sizeism and weightism.

The fact remains that it will always be highly abused if we ban discrimination in general.

Those are all excellent proposals that should be considered after the bans on racism and sexism are in place.

No, telling me to destroy the portal I came from was. And I was playing, calm down

[Luveria]

Disagreeing is an insult.


Those are all excellent proposals that should be considered after the bans on racism and sexism are in place.

How about no, you crazy dutch bastard. No offense to the Dutch or to you if you were Dutch.

Banning forms of thought never bodes well. Let's avoid making thought crimes commitable, aight?

1) I'm not crazy.
2) I'm not Dutch.
3) I'm not a bastard.
4) If you've been reading into my posts here, you would have noticed I'm not advocating the establishing of the Thought Police.