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(French) MP faces jail over anti-gay comments
Telegraph UK ^ | 12-15-2005 | Colin Randall

Posted on 12/15/2005 9:02:49 AM PST by Sometimes A River

A French MP faces jail and a heavy fine after being accused of offending homosexuals by saying they represent a "threat to humanity".

In France's first criminal prosecution under a year-old amendment of an 1881 law on press freedom, Christian Vanneste was taken to court by gay rights groups.

The modified law outlaws insults based on gender or sexual orientation and allows for up to six months' imprisonment and a £15,000 fine.

The public prosecutor at the trial in Lille said Vanneste was guilty as charged but made no recommendation on how he should be punished. Judgment on the case will be given on Jan 24.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freaks; homosexualagenda; intolerantleftists; perverts; thoughtpolice
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1 posted on 12/15/2005 9:02:50 AM PST by Sometimes A River
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To: Acts 2:38

Hate Laws Anyone?


3 posted on 12/15/2005 9:09:03 AM PST by The_Republican
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To: William Creel
Just more proof that liberals don't support free speech.

The only speech liberals support in full is smut speech.

4 posted on 12/15/2005 9:09:24 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy. Ps 99:5)
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To: William Creel

I just wonder how the Western Left will reconcile their love of the Jihadists with the Jihadists hatred of homosexuals...


5 posted on 12/15/2005 9:11:29 AM PST by Sometimes A River (Your hands and feet are mangoes, but you're gonna be a genius anyway)
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To: Acts 2:38

"I just wonder how the Western Left will reconcile their love of the Jihadists with the Jihadists hatred of homosexuals..."

They won't. The left is full of contradictions and inconsistencies. It's ok with them.


7 posted on 12/15/2005 9:13:26 AM PST by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: William Creel
Europe is their shinning star, and now we see that in this wonderland all you have to do is open your mouth to be thrown in jail.
8 posted on 12/15/2005 9:14:02 AM PST by Sthitch
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To: brownsfan

Hatred of the US trumps all other considerations (at the moment.)

Little do they know that the Jihadists would have them swinging from cranes and lamposts if they could, right now.


10 posted on 12/15/2005 9:15:35 AM PST by Sometimes A River (Your hands and feet are mangoes, but you're gonna be a genius anyway)
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To: The_Republican

I was thinking "thoughtcrime" myself.


12 posted on 12/15/2005 9:17:40 AM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: William Creel

If I was a European voter, I would be voting fascist as well.

It's obvious the "mainstream" European parties worship at the altar of Multiculturalism (and multiculturalism is simply code for the destruction of the West)


13 posted on 12/15/2005 9:20:28 AM PST by Sometimes A River (Your hands and feet are mangoes, but you're gonna be a genius anyway)
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To: Gordongekko909

Yeah, but how would you monitor thoughts?

Required random polygraph tests?

It could work!

What a great perfect society that would be!!!


14 posted on 12/15/2005 9:22:05 AM PST by The_Republican
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You don't need to monitor thoughts, per se. If this is a crime now, soon certain categories of body language will be illegal. Think of the possibilities! All sorts of involuntary sensory functions that we today consider totally normal will be punishable by jail time! I imagine the feminists would be all over these:

Do your eyes involuntarily jump to the sight of the female form, which your brain is hard-wired to do? Jail time!

Erection in public, for ANY reason? Jail time!

Did you just blush when that really attractive woman brushed up against you in the elvator? Jail time!

Okay, a woman is speaking directly to you, which tacitly provides you with permission to look at her. And you are maintaining direct eye contact. Good, good. But wait... what's this I see? Your pupils are dilating? Jail time!

16 posted on 12/15/2005 9:27:11 AM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: Gordongekko909

If that came about, then without any doubt, I would be convicted as WORST SERIAL GAWKER of all time!


17 posted on 12/15/2005 9:32:27 AM PST by The_Republican
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To: Acts 2:38
Image hosted by TinyPic.com Pretty soon it will be against the law to talk disparagingly of any liberals. Mark my words.
18 posted on 12/15/2005 9:39:31 AM PST by Old Seadog (Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
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To: Acts 2:38

The Froggies are plagued by polygamous Muslim families. Thousands of them yet they go after someone who tells the truth about the "gay lifestyle"


19 posted on 12/15/2005 9:42:46 AM PST by dennisw (You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you - Bob Dylan)
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The funny thing is that the French Multiculturalists believe that the Jihadists will have mercy on them.

It would be funny (their eventual comeuppance) if they didn't have hundreds of nuclear missiles.


20 posted on 12/15/2005 2:59:34 PM PST by Sometimes A River (Your hands and feet are mangoes, but you're gonna be a genius anyway)
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