Terrorism

Free Speech vs. Hostile Protests: The Moral and Legal Line Between Dissent and Violence

By Dr. Chris Meek| May 23rd, 2025

Free speech is a cornerstone of democracy—but it is not a shield for hatred or a license to kill. When protests turn into acts of violence, as seen in the murder of Israeli Embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, society must draw a clear moral and legal line. This OpEd examines how weaponized rhetoric, cloaked as dissent, threatens not only lives but the very freedoms it falsely claims to defend.

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