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Posted on 05/23/2008 9:16:32 AM PDT by John Semmens
Dutch political cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot was arrested on suspicion of violating the country’s so-called “hate speech” laws. It took a police team of 10 to accomplish the apprehension of Nekschot at his home, where he declined to resist arrest, much to the dismay of several of the officers. Police also seized his computer, sketches, CDs, DVDs, pencils, paper and telephone. The presence of several “unclean” comestibles—a can of Spam and a bag of fried pork rinds in his larder was also noted.
Nekschot’s cartoons have mainly mocked leftists and Muslim extremists, though the spokeswoman for his publisher said “any strong ideology is apt to feel the sting of his satirical wit.”
Amsterdam prosecutor Sanne van Meteren said Nekschot’s offense is “a very serious criminal matter.” “Insulting these fanatics endangers everyone,” she said. “To tolerate his actions because of some theoretical ‘freedom of speech’ ideal is to invite mayhem on our entire society.”
The crimes for which Nekschot was arrested could net him up to a year in prison for each count. Prosecutors declined to disclose which of his cartoons instigated the charges. “To name the cartoons involved would be to reiterate the insult and risk a violent response,” van Meteren alleged. “Everyone will have to trust us on this. It’s for their own good.”
The Islamic Jihad in the Netherlands has already issued a death sentence for the cartoonist and his publisher.
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I hate hate.
“It took a police team of 10 to accomplish the apprehension of Nekschot”
Maybe the pen IS mightier than the sword.
This is comical:
” ‘Everyone will have to trust us on this. It’s for their own good.’ The Islamic Jihad in the Netherlands has already issued a death sentence for the cartoonist and his publisher”
I wonder is the government is pulling out the stops to find these islamofascists who issued the death threat. Seems as if the islamofascists are far more dangerous than the cartoonist’s “theoretical freedom of speech”.
Satire.
Serious national security violations.
In other words we should just appease them and sing kumbaya and maybe they wont chop our heads off.
Did they arrest The Islamic Jihad in the Netherlands for issuing the death sentence?
No, that would be bigoted and disrespectful to the religion of peace.
I hate limits on speech and all nonviolent forms of political expression . Fear that my speech might incite others to violence is pure cowardice and is seen as such by the enemies of liberty .
It takes one sick, demented SOB to articulate such utter madness. Holland is DEAD.
I dislike the fact that the articles aren't marked Satire..HOWEVER having said that the reason a lot of us are duped is because the topics written about are believable given the political environment today!
certainly puts him amongst the “unclean.”
Someone tell me this is satire.
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