41% of Americans Support Criminalizing "Hate Speech"
Source: d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net
The following are from a recent poll about what some are calling on for "hate speech"1. Support for Hate Crimes Legislation
Do you support or oppose the federal law that requires increased penalties for hate crimes committed on the basis of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or gender of any person?
2. Support for Expanding Hate Crimes
Do you support or oppose the federal law which expands existing United States federal hate crime law to apply to crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability?
3. Support a Law against Hate Speech
Would you support or oppose a law that would make it a crime for people to make public comments intended to stir up hatred against a group based on such things as their race, gender, religion, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation?
4. First Amendment and Hate Speech
Do you think the First Amendment of the US Constitution as it is currently written does or does not allow people to make public comments intended to stir up hatred against a group based on such things as their race, gender, religion, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation
Source: YouGov
