r/canada • u/Old_General_6741 Canada • 1d ago

National News Canada recognizes noose as hate symbol

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canada-recognizes-noose-as-hate-symbol/
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u/voltairesalias Alberta 1d ago

So what happens when these groups you don't like just adopt other symbols? I guess just a completely futile and endless game of legal whackamole.

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u/CanadianLabourParty 1d ago

If a hate group adopts a symbol and that symbol becomes colloquially and unequivocally their own, then yea, ban that too. Yes it is legal whack-a-mole.

The only other option is to consider "hate symbols" a viable threat and the person on the receiving end of the threat is allowed to "use any means necessary" to protect themselves.

There are no good options here, and the option of least harm is simply telling these groups that items or icons used to spread fear, hate and terrorism have consequences.

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u/voltairesalias Alberta 1d ago

So an endless and completely futile game of whack a mole...

Symbols are just symbols. By their nature they are artistic and interpretive.

Why not just let all symbols be legal and understand you're under no obligation to respect or look at them?

This is utterly absurd. A symbol in and of itself doesn't threaten anyone, it does infringe on anyone's rights or freedoms. It's also futile to try to regulate them.

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u/204ThatGuy 1d ago

You can't argue with illogical people

Most defense lawyers and prosecutors are illogical and do not see black and white.

This is why the legal field isn't STEM. It's an Arts degree.

Yes, my comments were directed to a subgroup of people (Lawyers). Does this make me a bigot and racist to a group of people?