King Solomon
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European states are laic states,the line should be drawn when religion is out there trying to tell(or worse impose) you how to live.I wasn't talking about other countries i can't ask someone to put his live in danger by speaking against the regime in Saudi Arabia for example.In my opinion free speech doesn't work when you're out there shouting "death to westerners","sharia law for europe" or "death to all muslims"...this is hate speech.
Legal jurists and experts, far more experienced on the matter than you or me, have for a long time tried to make distinction between "free speech" and "hate speech", failing to do so. That is why there aren't many laws curbing free speech, other than holocaust denial in much of EU. And the "line" can mean the difference between democracy and fascism all too soon.
The truth is, there isn't any "line" because each individual is unique. I don't consider drawing pictures of Mohammed to be hate speech, but millions of Muslim citizens of EU do so. If you ask my opinion, I would only consider any statement that begins with "death to....." to be hate speech/incitement to violence/crime. This opinion would vary between person to person.
Anyway, what % of Muslims/immigrants shout "death to......" and "sharia law for ......" ?