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... yes and no?

It's debatable.

Imminent exhortations of others to break the law should be illegal.

Past that, it's a slippery slope to pre-arresting people for thought crime.

As abhorrent as some of the language is, it seems... dicey... if the US had simply banned gangster rap, NWA, fuck-the-police style music. And it's a tenuous line from threat to actual violence.

Which is why "credible" is usually the standard for charging. I.e. did you make a threat and take actions to realize the threat?



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