LogFAQs > #977230748

TheGoldenEel posted...

just feels super vague, especially for a government position.

what does it mean to join a group? Who is determining when the language of the group becomes hate?

I dont see how this can be enforced at all

The question of when "a group" should officially classified as "hate group" can be debated.

But cities, states and federal organizations largely in conjunction with the southern poverty law center (the primary experts on hate groups) have very detailed listing of "existing" hate groups.

So if a police officer joins a bowling team and they sit around telling jokes about how mexicans don't bowl well and suck at math is that a hate group? Probably not. If however a Police Officer joins "the Proud Boys" a recognized hate group from Illinois or "We are Change" a recognized hate group in Chicago, it's not a real debate.