Slippery slope... How to define what's a racist remark? I think most people will define it differently...

There seems to be some confusion on this subject.. This may help but it would appear ultimately it's still not clear cut.

In Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942), the Supreme Court held that speech is unprotected if it constitutes "fighting words". Fighting words, as defined by the Court, is speech that "tend[s] to incite an immediate breach of the peace" by provoking a fight, so long as it is a "personally abusive [word] which, when addressed to the ordinary citizen, is, as a matter of common knowledge, inherently likely to provoke a violent reaction". Additionally, such speech must be "directed to the person of the hearer" and is "thus likely to be seen as a 'direct personal insult'".

“True threats of violence” that are directed at a person or group of persons that have the intent of placing the target at risk of bodily harm or death are generally unprotected. However, there are several exceptions. For example, the Supreme Court has held that "threats may not be punished if a reasonable person would understand them as obvious hyperbole", he writes. Additionally, threats of "social ostracism" and of "politically motivated boycotts" are constitutionally protected.

If they are directed at a person then yes. There is no need for racist remarks. There are any number of ways to insult someone without resorting to racism. As there is no excuse for it and no reason to need it then it should pose no problem for anyone if it should be deemed a crime. To suggest that restricting any speech risks restrictions on all speech is a very large exaggeration.

Racism is evil, there is no two ways about it. Nothing good has ever come from it, or ever will.

No, we don't have to like it but it is still free speech.

nope. the first thing you know you'll be the one to say something that somebody doesnt like

Seems a reasonable enough request, but I'd rather we sorted people killing people first.

this pc culture is absurd... expecting someone to be angry and politically correct at the same time...

If I'm mad at someone, I'm gonna use whatever words hurt them the most... If some cripple with one leg rear ends me with their car... I'm gonna talk about the leg! "Hey, learn to drive you one legged bastard!, You better have some two legged insurance!" 😅

only if its persistent. then its harassment.

Not unless it’s part of an ongoing campaign of harassment. And then the harassment is what should be dealt with.

No. I still believe in freedom of speech. Yes that includes the right to offend. I actually hate the fact that someone can call me a F*g at work and I can actually get them charged with a hate crime. Seriously what the heck happened to sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

Only if antisemitic, anti female, anti disability, and all other forms of prejudiced remarks can be prosecuted too, including when they are made by doctors.

I would run around the block naked screaming racial epithets if this happened. Give me liberty or give me death.

not much point in prosecuting the remark, if you don't prosecute the remarker...

No, better to hear it and know the speaker for what they are.

No. Never. And I hate racism.

Remarks? Eh. Policy? Actions? Yes.

No. People can say things.

No dog.

No

I never knew it was illegal to talk, since when has it been this way, my coma must have been long.

No. I don't want speech regulated

Under verbal abuse, yes.

You racist.