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by jcranmer 819 days ago
True threats are illegal.

However, "go kill ni*ers for a high score" is not only not a true threat, it's the kind of speech that Brandenburg v Ohio, which established the current incitement-to-imminent-lawless-action test, explicitly said was 100% protected free speech.

Pretty much anything less than leading a mob and telling them who is their next lynching target will be ruled protected speech.