• Djtecha@lemm.ee
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      No… No it’s not. I’m not sure where you’re getting your law books from.

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        Racism is not a crime in America then? Can I just travel over there and go throw around racial slurs?

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          Yes, technically. It can be used as an enhancer (elevating an assault/battery to a hate crime) but its not a crime in itself.

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          Hate crimes are what you’re thinking of here. Racism is awful but it’s not illegal. Saying racist things and verbally harassing, threatening, or abusing people are two very different things.