We read:
"Danish reporter Lars Hedegaard was found not guilty yesterday of hate speech charges by the criminal court in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. Hedegaard was prosecuted earlier this year for comments he made in his home in December 2009 about "honor killings," as practiced by Muslims.
Hedegaard argued in his defense that when making the statements he was unaware that it would be published on a blog. Nonetheless, the criminal case against him proceeded and he still faces a libel suit filed by some 15 individuals and organizations, most of whom are Muslim.
As liability under the law is based only on the plaintiff's perception or feeling threatened, denigrated or insulted, truth is not a defense.
Many European countries have laws similar to Denmark’s Section 266(b) of the Criminal Code, under which Hedegaard was prosecuted. Rather than protecting the people they were intended to defend, these laws are often exploited by plaintiffs seeking to suppress the expression of personal opinions with which they disagree.
The Danish law, which is quite broad, penalizes “whoever publicly or with the intent of public dissemination issues a pronouncement or other communication by which a group of persons are threatened, insulted or denigrated due to their race, skin colour, national or ethnic origin, religion or sexual orientation…” Offenders may be fined or imprisoned for up to two years.
Regarding Islam and Muslims, like much of the Western world, Denmark’s interpretation of anti-hate speech law seems to reflect the latest prevalent politically correct speech. While anti- discrimination/anti-hate speech laws should protect people from discrimination and incitement to violence against them, Danish law seems to have crossed over to favoring Orwellian Newspeak as a mode of expression, thus limiting free speech.
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6 comments:
"As liability under the law is based only on the plaintiff's perception or feeling threatened, denigrated or insulted, truth is not a defense."
Sadly, the United States is quickly heading in this direction. And once Sharia Law is accepted in the United States, non-Muslims will have no freedoms.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees our freedoms and liberties, but they will all be taken away if we remain complacent and apathetic toward where our government is headed.
So the danes are not safe from BIG BROTHER in their own homes and they have been telling us that the SOVIET UNION was dead Well boys & girls its expanded to cover the entire european continent
However - the main point (not even mentioned in the previous comments) was that in a Danish court he was found NOT guilty - so there's hope yet!
The truth is not a defence!! Say what? Do they know how stupid that sounds. Stormewaters
Before you condemn the Danes for their laws read you own. Chances are that racial vilification and hate speech laws have already been established in your state or country. The biggest issue is who has the power to interpet those laws? Precedences set by idiots will be upheld to condemn the innocent while the truly racist go free to spread their radicalism.
When are we going to have racial vilification/hate speech laws that protect the majority of Australia from home grown radicals? If truth is no longer a defense where do we stand?
I have seen such laws implemented in Victoria by a govt committee and I felt ashamed to be a Victorian who allowed a Labour govt to inflict such a travesty of justice on the state.
-btm
I have a little difficulties by understanding how his remarks could be interpreted as unlawful.
I used to drive a bus through Tingbjerg near Copenhagen. I have observed what I would an confirmation statement
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