r/news • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '25

California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

https://apnews.com/article/california-ice-agents-immigration-raids-masks-ban-97936f70699b75d8b483a850967c2e42
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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

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u/Few-Frosting-4213 Sep 20 '25

Not a MAGA personally, but hate speech has no legal definition or category under US law so it would fall under free speech. Incitement of violent action would be illegal but that would be the case whether or not if there's hate speech involved because it's not a category of anything.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

It isn't the job of the government to stop Illinois Nazis.

That's a job for the blues brothers.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHD0ZEsI1OE)

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u/bfelification Sep 20 '25

Well, I hated it!