The Metropolitan Toronto Police charged a Toronto man on July 1 with inciting hatred against Muslims. The Criminal Code charge of "willfully promoting hatred toward an identifiable group" followed weeks of investigation by the special Hate Crimes Unit in response to complaints from both Muslims and non-Muslims. The charge is only the second under Section 319(2) of the Code in Ontario. The accused, Mark Harding, operated a telephone service and published and distributed pamphlets through his organization, The Christian Standard. It is not clear whether Harding operated alone. The Standard's recorded message stated that according to the Bible, Muhammad was a false prophet and that the Qur'an was the work of the devil. The message was toned down following media coverage ___________________________________________
On the Home FRONT: http://rfcnet.org/action_alert.asp?Alert_Id=64 Senator Ted Kennedy has many times proposed legislation making it a “hate crime” to insult homosexuals. Now it appears that he could actually get his legislation passed in the Democrat controlled Senate and pushed through the House if the Republicans do not maintain control.
Senator Daschle, Democrat leader of the Senate, is ready to allow Ted Kennedy’s Senate bill number S-625 onto the floor for a vote. The bill has 51 co-sponsors which means it is almost certain to pass unless someone has a change of heart and votes against this outrage.
Make no mistake about what this new “hate crimes” law would do. S-625 defines as a “hate crime” the intimidation of anyone “motivated by prejudice based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability of the victim.”
This is not limited to violent acts, but to what anyone can define as “hostility.” Under the Ted Kennedy bill, creating a “climate of hate” is a crime.
HATE CRIMES LAWS IN EUROPE MAY PUT AUTHORS IN JAIL ... Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton want the same laws here ....
Michel Houellebecq is a well known French author. This past Tuesday he found himself in a French court facing up to 18 months in jail and a $70,000 fine. What was his crime? In a magazine interview he had said, “The dumbest religion, after all, is Islam.” For those words he faced charges of “provoking racial hatred.”
But perhaps the ongoing campaign of atrocities by mo-slimes will yet give rise to an atmosphere of rage; one which will make it possible to deal with problems more proactively.
Best not to go into the details of what that means. Not quite yet...