Posted on 12/19/2021 6:49:53 PM PST by marshmallow
Justice Robert Goldstein of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto ruled that there was a 'reasonable doubt' that Bill Whatcott’s flyer and his actions fit the legal definition for the 'Wilful Promotion of Hatred.'
TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) — A pro-family Christian advocate charged with a “hate crime” for distributing anti-LGBT flyers at a Toronto homosexual pride parade has been found not guilty.
Bill Whatcott was charged under the “Wilful Promotion of Hatred” statute in the Canadian Criminal Code for distributing graphic anti-LGBT flyers at Toronto’s 2016 Gay Pride Parade, and if he had been convicted, faced up to two years in prison.
While not expressing sympathy for the views shared in Whatcott’s flyer, which is currently under a publication ban from the court and contained graphic images of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as Bible verses and statistics regarding homosexual behavior, Justice Robert Goldstein of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto ruled that there was a “reasonable doubt” that Whatcott’s flyer and his actions fit the legal definition for the “Wilful Promotion of Hatred.”
Before the trial, Whatcott had told LifeSiteNews that he was surprised he was even facing a criminal trial for his actions. “I don’t even think [my flyer] raises to the human rights code level [a significantly less serious offence than a criminal charge], which needs to be ‘vilification and calumny,’” he said.
“I don’t see that in the flyer, so I don’t see how it can rise to an indictable [criminal] offence. It’s baffling,” he added.
According to Goldstein, while Whatcott’s flyer condemning homosexual behavior as “sinful” and contrary to “natural law” is certainly “offensive” to many people, he never called for “violence” or other forms of illegal discriminatory actions to be taken against homosexuals, and therefore, his flyer constituted a “borderline” case and fell into......
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That’s relieving. I’ll bet he thought they were for sure going to convict, considering the political climate up there.
Yep.
Just ask Jordan Peterson.
Just watched a Kay Jewelry ad. It covers all the bases in 30 seconds: a straight couple, an interracial couple, and a gay couple all in 30 seconds. This woke crap is stupid so I’ll be spending my Christmas dollars somewhere else.
what pray tell, was “graphic” about the flyers exactly...did they have pictures from a gay pride parade er...orgy? I know the visuals at those are pretty disturbing.
Glad he was finally exonerated, but this legal meat grinder he was put through is still horrific. That was all the activists were after, not a conviction necessarily.
Now, who else is willing to speak out like he did? Almost nobody is willing, or can afford to, go through the same years long ordeal.
If you want, you can simply imagine that they are brother and sister.
Coming soon!
Regards,
Eeuw! They kissed in a way that shouldn’t be between kin!
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