There was a case in this country of a virulently anti-abortion group that started posting doctors' photographs (when available) and home addresses and phone numbers on their website, along with marks on the entries of doctors who had been attacked or killed. This was considered to be an encouragement to attack or kill others on the list, and it was ruled actionable.
The racketeering laws in the US have been used by the Southern Poverty Law Center to go after the Klan in connection with specific crimes committed by their members, in order to cut off Klan money and break up their organization. The acts that allowed such an application of the law were not merely the expression of obnoxious ideas, but were actively associated with criminal tactics to spread those ideas and inspire fear in those who don't share them.
Raoul is pointing to an incident in which those with obnoxious ideas are attempting to bully those who resist them through intimidation and violence. Is it a crime when someone calls you on the phone and threatens to break your legs, or is it only a crime after your legs are broken?
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