Seems like this guy got jailed for trolling

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Well, it's UK, so the 1st ammendmant dosn't apply, but IMO freedom of speech does inlude the freedom to post racist garbage on the internet. The person arrested was almost certainly a douche, but I don't think what he did warrants criminal prosecution. I am absolutely opposed to "hate speech" legislation, with a possible exception of such speech delivered in person with the intent of inciting a fight. Even that exception id pretty iffy, IMO.