From: Ad 

Mark wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070419/wl_afp/eujusticeracism
> LUXEMBOURG (AFP) - The European Union on Thursday made inciting racism and
> xenophobia crimes throughout its 27 member states in a landmark decision
> tempered by caveats to appease free speech concerns. The new deal specifies
> one- to three-year prison terms be available for incitement to violence or
> hatred "against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by
> reference to race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin".
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> That could include the sending of "tracts, pictures or other
material."...
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> It's over for the EU (I wonder if the UK will be smart enough to withdraw
> from the insanity?), let's hope the US isn't next, but I'm not optimistic.
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Yup it's PC gone mad. e.g. there's also a part making genocide denial a crime.

Ooooookkkkk so.....lt's have a laugh & consider the fate of the
Armenians in 1918.....

It's the Germans. They've always had a problem with free speech.

Adam

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