Quote Originally Posted by Wildtim View Post
Its that borderline that is extremely important.

I'm going to make a statement.

Blacks are more likely to end up in jail.

Is that racially motivated hate speech, or just a fact?

Now in order to determine weather or not I'm a criminal is up to how you perceive my motivation in making a statement. That is something you cannot do. Yet I can gaurantee that there is a reader out there offended by the above. Even though I didn't imply a cause of any type and you can check the fact of the statement someone is offended and believes I hate them because of their race. Did I commit any type of crime? Should I be prosecuted? You can bet that at least one person is saying yes. If that person is in the wrong place they will ruin the lives of a lot of people who are in no way guilty of any real crime.
well it all depend on the forum...

but what about if its a white supremacist group (KKK maybe) who say that...
in a black community, dress in full outfit, with a burning cross behind him and a noose on his hand?

no, i guess that's free speech as well...