public places such as street corners. There are two main reasons for this. First, it is necessary in order to protect the general populous from danger in the form of rioting. For example, many of the race riots of the 1960’s were caused by speeches on street corners. Often times these speeches were based on the premise that one entire race or religion was oppressing another race or religion. However, this was not an accurate statement, because it was not true. If there had been codes preventing hate speech based on the definition in the first paragraph, one may conclude that many of the riots never would have taken place. Therefore, similar situations may be prevented in the future by government implementation of speech codes.The second reason for government implementation of public speech codes is that it is necessary to encourage political action, and discourage physical action. There has always been the political outlet for opinions. However, hateful organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan have been hesitant to use them in the past. For example, in the past, the KKK has supported lynch mobs. It is necessary to encourage the political outlet, but that is only possible when the violent outlet will be prosecuted at both ends. In other words, it is not enough to punish the actual perpetrators, but the government must also punish those who incite violent actions.From the many places where hate speech may be found, especially on the college campus and the private industry, it ultimately cannot be restricted. Hate speech is protected speech by the First Amendment. The First Amendment does not only apply to the public environment, but the private environment as well. By limiting what a person can say based on vague standards of what is objectionable material, the government lends itself to the “slippery slope.” The First Amendment allows for the ability for one to express his disapproval or dislike of the go...
