Vihakõnet ei ole olemas. Riikides, kus mingid vihakõne vastased seadused vastu on võetud (Iirimaa, UK), on tulemuseks täiesti ebaproportsionaalne tagakiusamine mõtteroimade pärast.
Eesti Vabariigi põhiseaduse § 12 lg 2 sätestab, et rahvusliku, rassilise, usulise või
poliitilise vihkamise, vägivalla ja diskrimineerimise õhutamine on seadusega keelatud
ja karistatav. Samuti on seadusega keelatud ja karistatav õhutada vihkamist, vägivalda
ja diskrimineerimist ühiskonnakihtide vahel.
https://www.kriminaalpoliitika.ee/sites ... eestis.pdf
Demokraatia moraalne majakas USA toimetab vihakõne osas selliselt:
Hate Speech
There is no legal definition of "hate speech" under U.S. law, just as there is no legal definition for evil ideas, rudeness, unpatriotic speech, or any other kind of speech that people might condemn. Generally, however, hate speech is any form of expression through which speakers intend to vilify, humiliate, or incite hatred against a group or a class of persons on the basis of race, religion, skin color sexual identity, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, or national origin. 1
In the United States, hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. Courts extend this protection on the grounds that the First Amendment requires the government to strictly protect robust debate on matters of public concern even when such debate devolves into distasteful, offensive, or hateful speech that causes others to feel grief, anger, or fear. (The Supreme Court's decision in Snyder v. Phelps provides an example of this legal reasoning.) Under current First Amendment jurisprudence, hate speech can only be criminalized when it directly incites imminent criminal activity or consists of specific threats of violence targeted against a person or group.
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/hate
Vihkamisest ajendatud kuriteod kuuluvad eraldi kategooriasse.
Iirimaal on vihakõne defineeritud niimoodi:
In Irish law, hate speech is any communication that is made in public with the intention or likelihood of being threatening or abusive and likely to stir up hatred against people because of their:
Race
Colour
Nationality
Religion
Ethnic or national origin
Membership of the traveler community
Sexual orientation
The communication can be spoken, published or broadcast. Communication made in a private residence that cannot be seen or heard by people outside the residence is not included.
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/j ... te-speech/
Tegemist on tsensuuriga ja vaba väljenduse maha surumisega. Isegi meie "Juudid ahju!" @Delfi lugu oli mõttetu ülereageering. Viha on emotsioon ja sellel on mingi isiklik põhjus. Viha õhutamine on tegevus ja selle taga on mingi agenda. Kohus üldiselt oskab neil vahet teha.
Olla rassist või homofoob on samasugune põhiseaduslik õigus nagu olla kommunist või homo.
Saksamaal annab vihakõne uurimine politseile õiguse tungida inimeste kodudesse, konfiskeerida ning sisse murda arvutitesse ja telefonidesse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/tech ... rrest.html
Šoti vihakõne seadust peetakse kohatuks rünnakuks väljendusvabadusele.
Lawyers on Scotland’s hate speech bill: “An astonishing attack on freedom of expression”
https://www.lindsays.co.uk/news-and-ins ... h-reaction
Vihkad Eestit? Vali Reformierakond.