mj.scuba Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Judiciary deciding who should be prosecuted. Judiciary meeting with witnesses to lean on them. A prosecution that says there is no case to answer and wants to drop the charges. It's all Double Dutch. A minor victory for Wilders, but has the prospect of a retrial unless they see sense and drop the case. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/22/geert-wilders-trial-collapses http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304915104575571683398618948.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiner Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Judiciary deciding who should be prosecuted. Judiciary meeting with witnesses to lean on them. A prosecution that says there is no case to answer and wants to drop the charges. It's all Double Dutch. A minor victory for Wilders, but has the prospect of a retrial unless they see sense and drop the case. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/22/geert-wilders-trial-collapses http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304915104575571683398618948.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Since when has free speech been a crime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 When the Racial Discrimination Act was amended in the mid-1990s to include racial vilification, the legislation was controversial and the government had trouble getting it through -- hence, no criminal penalties, and exemptions that you can drive a truck through. The Act makes it unlawful for a person to "do an act" in public that is likely to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people" on the basis of their race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiner Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 When the Racial Discrimination Act was amended in the mid-1990s to include racial vilification, the legislation was controversial and the government had trouble getting it through -- hence, no criminal penalties, and exemptions that you can drive a truck through. The Act makes it unlawful for a person to "do an act" in public that is likely to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people" on the basis of their race. Isnt geert wilders jewish,hes hardly going to be a racist is he?besides as far as I can make out he is not defining any race but their religeon.So if I say Islam is a wicked faith does that make me a racist nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I realise that "Silver Streak" was an awful film, but to bring Wilders to trial after so long makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithster Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Isnt geert wilders jewish,hes hardly going to be a racist is he? So being Jewish precludes the possibility of racism does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 I realise that "Silver Streak" was an awful film, but to bring Wilders to trial after so long makes no sense. Lol especially when they can't do Richard Pryor for it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Isnt geert wilders jewish,hes hardly going to be a racist is he?besides as far as I can make out he is not defining any race but their religeon.So if I say Islam is a wicked faith does that make me a racist nowadays? It doesn't matter what race you are, you can still be a racist against other races. Witness the race riots in Birmingham between Jamaicans and Pakistanis. And have you never heard the phase "Zionism is Racism"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Geert Wildes cleared of hate charges. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13883331 "It's not only an acquittal for me, but a victory for freedom of expression in the Netherlands," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXC3000 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 A vile Islamophobe. Hope he's found guilty second time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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