Piers Morgan Sparks Free Speech Debate After Revealing What He'd Do With 'White People Who Use the N-Word

Piers Morgan revealed on Monday what he thinks the punishment should be for any “white person” who says the “N-word:” jail time.

“What would I do with white people who use the N-word?” Morgan wrote on Twitter. “Jail them.”

What would I do with white people who use the N-word? Jail them.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 22, 2015

Morgan lashed out at critics, including author Ben Shapiro, who accused the former TV host of wanting to alter the freedoms that are included in the First Amendment. In response, Morgan alleged that Shapiro “wants the right to wave his little gun around AND use the N-word!”

Good old Ben..wants the right to wave his little gun around AND use the N-word! https://t.co/CQBMFKqmIn

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 22, 2015

Finally, Morgan cited South Africa’s banning of the “K-word” as proof that making words illegal “works.”

In South Africa, use of the K-word is illegal and people go to jail for it. This is not a new idea, and it works. https://t.co/OVpFobmM9R

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)

June 22, 2015

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