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Freedom of Speech—Is It Being Abused?Awake!—1996 | July 22
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An article appearing in the Paris newspaper Le Figaro reported that a rap group called Ministère amer (Bitter Ministry) is urging its fans to kill policemen. One of their lyrics says: “There will be no peace unless the [police] rest in peace.” “On our record,” declared the spokesman of the group, “we tell them to burn down the police station and sacrifice the [police]. What could be more normal?” No action has been taken against the rap group.
Rap groups in America also advocate the killing of police and declare the right to make such expressions under the protection of freedom of speech.
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Freedom of Speech in the Home—Is It a Ticking Time Bomb?Awake!—1996 | July 22
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In France, for example, when rappers advocated the killing of police and police were killed by some who heard the music, should the rappers have been held accountable for their inciting to violence? Or should they be protected under a bill of rights?
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