Every one of those white teenagers deserve to be beaten to death.
Every one of those white teenagers deserve to be beaten to death.
No, just near to. They should be allowed to think they were able to escape before they actually died.
Guys.
A Fair trial followed by a prison sentence and making this story get a lot of publicity is the best option.
Next time someone claims that "white's are the real victims of oppression" or that racists are just "economically anxious" and they should be allowed to spread their hate publicly you can point to this and all the other stories.
This is why teaching hate, spreading hateful propaganda and marching FOR hate should be banned.
It's so easy to say "but what about freedom of speech" when a some "respectable" looking guy is "just saying" that we should kill all [insert minority] but the truth is that by giving them platform you are contributing to their speech turning to actions.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to violate the hate-speech laws in Finland? You can complain all you want about economic situations and heritage and stuff like that but by the time someone says, "ok, now you went too far" you are well into Hitler-territory. Laws against hate-speech do not squash legitimate politics.
I'm definitely for laws that prevent doxxing or harassment but the danger in laws against 'hate speech' is that laws are a weapon in the hands of the powerful and I don't trust the bastards.
"I'm gonna rape you" or other direct threat to do someone harm directed at them, not as some general overall statement. Stealing private information and using that to contact you directly either over the telephone or in person. For me, those go beyond speech.I'm definitely for laws that prevent doxxing or harassment but the danger in laws against 'hate speech' is that laws are a weapon in the hands of the powerful and I don't trust the bastards.
I'm even dubious about harassment, just because it's hard to define where the line is. (Note that just because I'm dubious doesn't mean I'm opposed to it. I am not arguing that I should be allowed to tell a female coworker, "Nice tits," and make a grab for them.)
But, yes, I definitely do not trust the bastards. "Hate speech" is too nebulous a concept and can too easily come to cover legitimate criticism and not just "They're evil, kill them!"
Next time someone claims that "white's are the real victims of oppression" or that racists are just "economically anxious" and they should be allowed to spread their hate publicly you can point to this and all the other stories.
When people crunched the numbers for the socioeconomic status of typical Trump voters, class wasn't anywhere near as big a factor as race was (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37922587). I'd venture that the real anxiety expressed in that election wasn't economic, though it may well in the next one.Next time someone claims that "white's are the real victims of oppression" or that racists are just "economically anxious" and they should be allowed to spread their hate publicly you can point to this and all the other stories.
Economic anxiety can increase racial tension but imo it isn't exclusively a thing that makes people racist and it certainly isn't (or shouldn't be, anyhow) an excuse for lynchings, attempted or otherwise.