Posted on 07/10/2010 2:38:37 AM PDT by Cindy
NOTE The following text is a quote:
News Release July 8 2010
OPP lay charges for hate crimes
TORONTO, July 8 /CNW/ - Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Mississauga man under a seldom-used section of the Criminal Code of Canada governing hate crimes. At a news conference in Toronto, Commissioner Julian FANTINO and members of the Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau's Hate Crimes Extremism Unit outlined details of the charges against 25-year-old Salman An-Noor HOSSAIN. A five-month investigation revealed that a website and blog operated by Mr. HOSSAIN contained information that, among other things, wilfully promoted hatred and advocated genocide of the Jewish community.
Mr. HOSSAIN is charged with:
<< - Wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group, Section 319.2 - three (3) counts - Advocate or promote genocide against an identifiable group, Section 318.1 - two (2) counts >>
One of the counts of wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group involved information placed by Mr. HOSSAIN on a third-party website. "Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes the right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly," said OPP Commissioner Julian FANTINO. "But we must not stand idly by when these rights are used as a shield to promote hatred against any community." "This complex investigation is a tribute to the commitment of members of the Hate Crimes Extremism Unit," added Deputy Commissioner Vince HAWKES, Provincial Commander of Investigations and Organized Crime. "The OPP is confident we'll continue to find those responsible for committing any act motivated by hate and bring them to justice." Representatives of the Canadian Jewish Congress and B'nai Brith Canada were also in attendance.
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BACKGROUNDER
Hate Crime in Legislation
Criminal Code of Canada -----------------------
- In the Criminal Code of Canada, a Hate Crime is: "A criminal offence committed against a person or property motivated solely, or in part, upon the race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, or sexual orientation."
- A hate incident involves behaviour that, though motivated by bias or prejudice, is not a criminal act. A hate incident becomes a crime when it directly incites others to commit violence against groups, or if it places a potential victim or group in fear for their safety.
- Hate propaganda is any written, verbal or electronic material that advocates or promotes genocide, or makes statements that are likely to promote hate against any identifiable group.
- Religious mischief is a relatively-new offence in the Criminal Code identifying hate-motivated mischief toward religious property.
- Upon sentencing, there are provisions in the Criminal Code that call for an increased sentence when hate is determined to be an aggravating circumstance.
Relevant Sections of the Criminal Code of Canada Relating to Hate Crime ------------------------------------------------
Advocating genocide -------------------
318. (1) Every one who advocates or promotes genocide is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
Definition of "genocide"
(2) In this section, "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or in part any identifiable group, namely, (a) killing members of the group; or (b) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction.
Consent
(3) No proceeding for an offence under this section shall be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General.
Wilful promotion of hatred --------------------------
319. (2) Every one who, by communicating statements, other than in private conversation, wilfully promotes hatred against any identifiable group is guilty of: (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Consent
(6) No proceeding for an offence under subsection (2) shall be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General.
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) -----------------------------------------------
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) was adopted by the United Nations' General Assembly in 1948 in the aftermath of the abuses of the Second World War. 2010 marks its 62nd anniversary.
- Included in the Declaration are two rights that are directly relevant to policing and the OPP Hate Crime/Extremism Unit:
- The right to be equal before the law and not to be discriminated against; and - The right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.
BACKGROUNDER
OPP Hate Crimes/Extremism Unit (HCEU)
- The Hate Crimes/Extremism Unit is part of the Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau whose mandate it is, in part, to anticipate, monitor and assist in the prevention and disruption of criminal activities with respect to identifiable persons or groups.
- The OPP established a Hate Crime Unit in 1996. In response to the 9/11 attacks, the name was changed to Hate Crime/Extremism Unit and additional resources were assigned.
- The OPP Hate Crime/Extremism Unit is mandated to:
- Provide investigative support to OPP detachments and municipal police services that are investigating incidents or crimes motivated by hate or extremism.
- Collect, evaluate, collate, analyze, disseminate and effectively use intelligence on targeted activities;
- Facilitate the exchange of information with other law enforcement and government agencies;
- Contribute to and maintain a database of relevant intelligence;
- Assist in training law enforcement officers to identify and investigate hate crimes; and
- In partnership with other police services and justice sector partners, raise awareness of hate crimes and work toward solutions to prevent hate crimes.
- The OPP Hate Crime/Extremism Unit has provided intelligence support and investigative guidance on several high-profile hate crime investigations.
- The most recent high-profile case the OPP Hate Crime/Extremism Unit has been involved in is the assaults on Asian-Canadian anglers in Central Ontario (Peterborough-Lindsay and in York Region).
- For more information, visit www.opp.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Hate Crime Working Group
- The OPP Hate Crime/Extremism Unit has been an active member of the Hate Crime Working Group which was formed in 2008.
- In May 2005, the Ontario government announced the creation of the Hate Crime Community Working Group. The group was mandated to recommend ways to better address hate crimes, improve services for victims, prevent further victimization, and identify ways to educate police and the public about hate crimes.
- In December 2006, the Hate Crime Community Working Group released its report, which made approximately 96 recommendations directed across government ministries, including the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
- The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is a member of the Inter-ministerial Committee and has developed a number of initiatives in response to this report, including working with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to form the Hate Crimes Working Group in 2008.
- The Hate Crime Working Group will review the recommendations and identify initiatives and/or programs that would respond to those that have an impact on the policing community.
SNIPPET - quote:
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/07/canadian-jihadist-charged-with-promoting-genocide
Canadian Jihadist Charged With Promoting Genocide
by IPT News • Jul 9, 2010 at 9:50 am
Ontario Provincial Police announced Thursday that they have charged a local resident with promoting genocide - the first time such charges have been filed in Canada. Salman Hossain, 25, a native of Bangladesh who had been living in Canada until recently, was the subject of an investigation into Internet postings in which he allegedly called on fellow Muslims to “exterminate” Canadian Jews.
Hossain was charged with five counts of violating the Canadian Criminal Code – three counts of “willfully promot[ing] hatred against an identifiable group” and two counts of “Advocat[ing] or promot[ing] genocide against an identifiable group.”
In writings that appeared on online chat forums, Hossain claimed the Holocaust was fictional and asked: “When do I get to shoot a few Jews down…”
http://news.nationalpost.com/tag/salman-hossein/
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“Canadian extremist Salman Hossain charged with promoting genocide”
Kathryn Blaze Carlson July 8, 2010 – 4:34 pm
SNIPPET: “A Canadian extremist who has allegedly called for the “extermination” of Jews has been charged with promoting genocide, marking the first time such a case has been filed in Canada.
Salman Hossain was charged by Ontario Provincial Police following an investigation into Internet posts that advocate the mass killing of Jews in Canada and other Western countries.”
"Salman Hossain was charged by Ontario Provincial Police following an investigation into Internet posts that advocate the mass killing of Jews in Canada and other Western countries."
OFF THREAD TOPIC (2 internet postings NOT related to this thread.)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2547031/posts
‘Kill a Jew’ page on Facebook sparks furor
jpost.com ^ | 7/5/10 | YAAKOV LAPPIN
Posted on July 4, 2010 10:21:27 PM PDT by Nachum
A murderous anti-Semitic theme appeared on Facebook Sunday, when a user named “Alex Cookson” launched an open invitation to an “event” called “Kill a Jew Day.”
The page on the popular social networking Web site urged users to violence “anywhere you see a Jew” between July 4 and July 22. A large image of a swastika was placed at the top of the page. Under the heading “description,” Cookson wrote, “You know the drill guys.”
It was the fourth time that a call to murder Jews had been put on Facebook within recent days.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006884.html
30 June 2010
“THIS IS WHY JEWS KEEP AND BEAR ARMS”
Canada ping.
Previously...
http://www.google.com/search?&rls=en&q=filthyjewishterrorists.com&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
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SNIPPET - quote:
“Toronto Muslim, student at York University, calls for genocide on website called “Filthy Jewish Terrorists”
He also says, “if there were any planned attacks against Canadian/American soldiers by ‘Muslim militants’ in Canadian soil, I’d support it.”
Clear and present danger. “Toronto man investigated again for hate writings,” by Stewart Bell for the National Post, March 3:
TORONTO — Just months after Ontario decided not to charge a Toronto man with hate crimes, partly because he was undergoing rehabilitation, he is again being investigated over his online writings on a website called Filthy Jewish Terrorists.
Police are probing Salman Hossain’s recent postings on the Arizona-based Internet site on which he writes harshly about Jews, Christians and moderate Canadian Muslims, whom he calls “traitors.”
He refers to Jews as “diseased and filthy,” “the scum of the earth,” “psychotic” and “mass murderers” and writes that “a genocide should be perpetrated against the Jewish populations of North America and Europe.””
March 3, 2010
Thanks for teh ping, Cindy
You’re welcome Clive.
We've had a few people here talk of this with Muslims, and show graphics of bombs going off.
Locking someone up over postings on a website, without any actions by the person to make such words come true, is dangerous and wrong.
I think that name calling, even filthy and wrong name calling, is protected speech. Calling for individuals to rise up and commit murder is not protected speech.
Consider the case of one Mark Harding, a self described evangelistic preacher. Harding went to a Canadian High School, where a separate room had been provided for Muslim students prayer. Christian students were refuse the same facility. The man stood outside and passed out literature about the wickedness of the Koran. A judge (Jewish) no less, sentenced him to take lessons in the Koran from an imam, or serve six months in prison.
The poor man had to drive three and a half hours to get instruction from the imam. He begged to be allowed to take the lessons nearer home. The imam told him "you don't read this text, I will send you to jail". The text insulted non- muslims. I do not know the disposition of this man today. Last time I checked, he lost his small business and had a heart attack. One decent right thinking journalist quoted passages from the Koran and asked a human rights johnny who was involved in putting Harding away, to whit- "is this passage hatred or not?". The coward did not reply.
I would not for one minute agree that this mentally disturbed man, if shown that some overt action should take place, should not be made aware of existing laws. It is existing laws that stand and are available to keep the peace. These laws in Canada, that are sharked up by some human rights johnny, will be used however. A show trial is possible.
This man needs counselling. Or to quote the cockney- "'Is Dad should give 'im a good talking to".
Incitement, however, is also a crime.
OPINION: You look at everything in total, not just one statement.
The one statement I posted was 1 example.
Thank you for your feedback Peter.
FYI:
Jihad and “mental illness” often go hand in hand or a hand that fits nicely in the glove.
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http://www.google.com/search?&rls=en&q=jihad+and+mental+illness&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Jihad and "mental illness" often go hand in hand or a hand that fits nicely in the glove
A possibility that it may be a case of- "putting two and two together".
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