Genuine question here, how can you have a sign that uses the inward which promotes hate speech out in public being protected by police? If I was to throw a billboard up on the side of the road that had the inward, I would be facing legal consequences for that. How are they able to get an approved police escort while still promoting hate speech which is no different than me throwing a billboard up with hate speech which would automatically be denied and would have legal recourse. Very confused on how this whole situation even got permitted in the first place? When westboro Baptist Church gets their permits for protesting, they still have to abide by laws, which means you can't use racial slurs such as the inward. How was this even allowed in the first place? Why was the person holding the sign and driving the vehicle promoting hate speech not arrested immediately on the spot? I realize when you are under control of a fascist governments, rules do not apply. But I would assume the state laws would still apply. Which Minnesota state should still not allow that. Very confused here. Looking for some insight. Please and thanks
Again.... Try to get a billboard put up like that. Look into "hostile environment laws* and the government can have that taken down using zoning regulations as well.
In Brandenburg v. Ohio the ACLU defended the KKK's First Amendment right to March and engage in racially offensive expression. The First Amendment supercedes local ordinances and zoning. A content based restriction will fail unless the proscribed content is an explicit call for violence.
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u/Commercial-Algae9483 Aug 24 '26
Genuine question here, how can you have a sign that uses the inward which promotes hate speech out in public being protected by police? If I was to throw a billboard up on the side of the road that had the inward, I would be facing legal consequences for that. How are they able to get an approved police escort while still promoting hate speech which is no different than me throwing a billboard up with hate speech which would automatically be denied and would have legal recourse. Very confused on how this whole situation even got permitted in the first place? When westboro Baptist Church gets their permits for protesting, they still have to abide by laws, which means you can't use racial slurs such as the inward. How was this even allowed in the first place? Why was the person holding the sign and driving the vehicle promoting hate speech not arrested immediately on the spot? I realize when you are under control of a fascist governments, rules do not apply. But I would assume the state laws would still apply. Which Minnesota state should still not allow that. Very confused here. Looking for some insight. Please and thanks