"I hope the Dutch people and their government fire up and deal with these sick terrorists in their midst."
They're a pretty steely bunch it seems to me, and they've been quick to indicate they will take some strong actions. Like revoking citizenship, which I think is an EXCELLENT idea, and I hope they follow through on it. They need to shut down the mosque mentioned in the article straight away, they need to arrest the imman, there must be some incitement of violence or sedition statute they can charge him under. The only reason I would hesitate on that score would be if I wanted to convene whatever sort of parliment they have and make such crimes punishable by death, so as to skirt the ex-post facto provisions.
Now, they probably are not allowed to execute people due to the laws of "Europe" but I would urge ALL of Europe to re-instate the death penalty IMMEDIATELY, if they want to emulate their biggest US Fan, John Francois Kerry and make it ONLY for jihadis/terrorists, that's OK by me. I would also urge Europe to find a way to re-arm their citizenry, but I admit that's difficult at this time because you certainly wouldn't want to be arming the jihadis, although I must note this particular jihadi HAD a gun, and still he tried to chop the guy's head off. Maybe no more sharp knives for jihadis.
Good Luck Holland, you're a little tiny country and you've nurtured a viper in your bosom, just know America (the real America, you know the folks you say are so dumb) supports you in your war against the terrorists.
Many folks here are saying the Dutch have brought this on themselves with their loose morals, I don't buy that line. These horrid Muslim Fascists would kill us all, from the most depraved to the most moral. They think we are all infidels when the fact is it is they, they jihadis, who are soulless sinners. But, a return to Christian values certainly couldn't hurt, may St. Martin guide them.
GOD SAVE THE NETHERLANDS.
"and still he tried to chop the guy's head off".
A tip, my fellow american. In the Islamic texts the punishment for being an infidel is to have your heave cut off. Its very traditional ritual in islam.
I think it is very improbable that any western European country would enact capital punishment for this kind of crime. They have bought into moral relativism so much that they no longer can envision a death sentence as being just in any circumstance. And, of course, they don't buy the straight deterrence argument--they didn't buy it for Pershing missiles, so why should they buy it as a way to prevent murder?
I too hope they get it together and fight off this infection. With respect to citizenship, I have to ask what the Dutch government's "rights" are, though. Doesn't EU membership force more or less open borders on its members within the community?
For example, if an Islamist Algerian enters France, as he has a right to do as a French citizen, or a Pakistani enters the UK, and decides to move to the Netherlands, how do the Dutch then keep him out as an undesirable?