What We Learn From Government Speech About Hate
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
8-15-2017
Publisher
The Lawfare Institute
Language
en-US
Abstract
The bombing of a mosque and community center in suburban Minneapolis 10 days ago and the horrific events in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend are just the most recent examples of hateful violence that has become all too common in America.
Such events require government speakers at all levels and in all branches—federal, state and local; executive, legislative and judicial—to make important choices about how they use the platforms that their positions offer. Will they speak out? Will they remain silent? Will they stand up to or, instead, provide cover for those who traffic in hate and destruction?
Recommended Citation
Danielle K. Citron & Helen Norton,
What We Learn From Government Speech About Hate
,
in
Lawfare
(2017).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/38
Publisher URL
https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-we-learn-government-speech-about-hate#
