I believe that the perspective is the protection of society and the protection of the targets of the speech. So there are victims, certainly, if a specific group is singled out, is dehumanized, and is portrayed as having no redeeming virtues. This is, by the way, the definition that Mr. Justice Dickson articulated in the Supreme Court of Canada. In those circumstances we don't need to quibble about the concept of victim and define it. Yes, there is a target, and yes, you do need a target. Simply saying something in the abstract, without specifying that it is a given group that is being targeted—
On April 24th, 2012. See this statement in context.