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Nooses may be horrible but they're not illegal

Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:46 AM EST

I don't know why the New York police are calling the hanging noose a hate crime.

It's not a violation of law.

It may be reprehensible; it may be unconscionable; it may be the act of a sick mind - but it's not illegal.

Personally, I don't like it. But even a racist has the right to freedom of expression.

I like the Constitution. I don't have to like other people's views. I have to respect their rights to express those views.

Ronnie Kelley

Syracuse

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picketpin wrote on Nov 30, 2007 3:52 PM:

" I can't believe it! Someone with the cahones to publicly state that a noose is not a hate crime. The significance of the noose doesn't start until it begins to slip around someone's neck Hope the thought police in the People's Republic of New York doesn't catch up with the guy. "

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