Reply #18: Incitement to riot speech isn't protected [View All]

[krispos42]

But if it doesn't reach that point, it is protected. And since Muslims are a small minority in America and in that area of Florida, then the immediate reaction to the burning will not cause a riot.

Oh, if the Muslims put together an rally and were a few thousand strong on the day and time of the burning, then the immediate predicted reaction might be enough to say "No" without violating the First Amendment. But that probably isn't going to happen.

So yeah, it's hate speech, but it's protected the same way that the ravings of the KKK or the RW media machine are.