Posted on 06/23/2011 4:06:30 AM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
Wilders acquitted of all charges
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 June 2011 09:35
This morning the Court of Amsterdam has acquitted Geert Wilders of all charges.
“I am delighted with this ruling,” says Geert Wilders. “It is a victory, not only for me but for all the Dutch people. Today is a victory for freedom of speech. The Dutch are still allowed to speak critically about islam, and resistance against islamisation is not a crime. I have spoken, I speak and I shall continue to speak.”
Congrats Geert. Free speech lives.
Arent the laws that he was accused of violating still in place?
I am so glad to hear of this. Go Geert!!
In America, the case would have evolved into a test of the constitutionality of the law but one who wishes to advocate a point of view must be chilled by the knowledge that the next judge might not be so concerned over the virtues of free speech or perhaps he might be less intimidated by the glare of international publicity. The portions of the opinion as quoted in the article assume the validity of the law and splits hairs to avoid applying it.
Go Geert!
Gotta love that hair.
A VICTORY for free speech indeed.
Even a libtard country may have a good justice....sometimes !
CHEERS for Geert and the freedom fighters...Champagne and the fight must go on....
And firstable oust the opportunist croock in chief who is trying steadily to implement his ideological agenda !
Afghanistan will be a mess (like Lybia, Syria, Egypt, Yemen....)and Ben Laden’s death change nothing.
Islam IS not, has NEVER BEEN and will never be, a sane “religion”/ideology consistant with our values.
I am happy for Geert W. but obHAMAs is still trying to move on with his dangerous agenda step by step !
Exactly right. As long as they are everyone will look over their rethorical shoulders to see if the speech police are creeping up. Wilders (like Mark Steyn in his Canadian version of the story) had the resources to fight - and win. But the PC speech cops continue to sweep up new offenders into their legal meat grinder.
Legal meat grinder is right. The power to prosecute is the power to destroy.
Can someone bring me up to speed as to what this was about....?
Do a youtube search for FITNA. Do a FR search on Geert.
this man needs our support. How can we assist him?
Will do; thanks.
Wonderful!
I WUV YOU GEERT!!!
Dutch dude (and member of the Dutch Parliament), Geert Wilders, criticized Islam as being against Western values. The Dutch government prosecuted him for his words. Today that prosecution has ended in acquittal. Party time!
Very good news!
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