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Montreal adopts bylaw banning insults against police, municipal employees

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petcat · 1790176685 · focus · HN ↗
Something similar was attempted in Houston in the 1980s and the US Supreme Court struck it down as a clear 1st Amendment violation [1]
> The Constitution does not allow such speech to be made a crime. The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.
[1] <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/482/451" rel="nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/482/451
1. fsckboy · 1790177431 · focus · HN ↗
  >and the US Supreme Court struck it down as a clear 1st Amendment violation
  you do realize that Montreal, Canada is not in the 51st state, correct?
  1. gazook89 · 1790177809 · focus · HN ↗
    It is possible to read a story and relate it to your own circumstances.
    VCFundedGenYer · 1790182024 · focus · HN ↗
    The root comment speaks as if Montreal is a US city, which it is not.
    It is valid to remind and affirm that Canada is a different country with a totally different landscape of rights.
    petcat · 1790183059 · focus · HN ↗
    I'm aware that Montreal is not part of the United States.
    But since this website serves a primarily American audience, I was curious if such a law was possible in the US and I found that it is not. So I posted that.

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