Dutch cartoonist arrested for "insulting people"

farfromglorified
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edited May 2008 in A Moving Train
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    farfromglorified wrote:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24665094/

    What a stupid thing "hate speech" laws are. The guy is arrested for insulting people?
    One recent cartoon on his Web site caricatured a Christian fundamentalist and Muslim fundamentalist as zombies who met at an anti-gay rally and now wished to marry.

    Sounds like a funny cartoon to me.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    damn shame
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    10 cops?

    "The spokeswoman for Xtra said police had seized Nekschot's computer, sketches, CDs, DVDs and telephone at the time of his arrest."

    Did he draw with his telephone?

    your papers please...
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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    so much for free speech
  • Coming back to life
    Coming back to life Posts: 401
    One recent cartoon on his Web site caricatured a Christian fundamentalist and Muslim fundamentalist as zombies who met at an anti-gay rally and now wished to marry.

    Top bloke in my book
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  • DixieN
    DixieN Posts: 351
    Don't get me wrong--I'm all for free speech. But, I can understand where the government of the country might be. Should a person's right to say whatever they want be upheld if you live within striking distance of fundamentalist crazies who would, if they could--and they might be able to--not only blow up the "insulting" cartoonist, but a bunch of "uninsulting" people, too? This gets very dicey. Do you want to set your citizenry up with a big target marked on their backs?

    If you can't say what you want, you are being held hostage in a sense. In essence, the crazies have you where they want you...stripped of your rights. But, you should also have a right to live without undue fear for your life beyond a right to say what comes to mind. I just don't know what the answer is here. The US is a bit protected here because of lack of physical proximity in a way that European nations are not.

    I don't know what the best answer is. Whatever it is, I have a feeling it is not a very perfect or even a very good answer.
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Coming back to life wrote:
    One recent cartoon on his Web site caricatured a Christian fundamentalist and Muslim fundamentalist as zombies who met at an anti-gay rally and now wished to marry.

    Top bloke in my book


    Agree, sounds brilliant, but I think the whole gay thing pushed it over the top. Where can I get my 8 x 10 copy?

    Let's face it he got nailed for the gay thing. You know how these folks are about the whole gay issue....yeeesh.... talk about uptight and in denial.
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    DixieN wrote:
    Don't get me wrong--I'm all for free speech. But, I can understand where the government of the country might be. Should a person's right to say whatever they want be upheld if you live within striking distance of fundamentalist crazies who would, if they could--and they might be able to--not only blow up the "insulting" cartoonist, but a bunch of "uninsulting" people, too? This gets very dicey. Do you want to set your citizenry up with a big target marked on their backs?

    If you can't say what you want, you are being held hostage in a sense. In essence, the crazies have you where they want you...stripped of your rights. But, you should also have a right to live without undue fear for your life beyond a right to say what comes to mind. I just don't know what the answer is here. The US is a bit protected here because of lack of physical proximity in a way that European nations are not.

    I don't know what the best answer is. Whatever it is, I have a feeling it is not a very perfect or even a very good answer.


    I really think it's important that they not trade the people's rights for a sense of security.



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