Carl P. Herslow, Swedish politician produces a cartoon showing a 53-year old Muhammad posing with his 9-year old wife, Aisha. For this he is charged with "agitation against an ethnic group". OK, what ethmic group are Muslims? What ethnic group is Islam? What am I, an Islamophobe?
Sweden is suffering under Islamic expansion and creeping sharia, so this action against him is probably a backlash against Muslim agitation. The Swedish politicos in power do not want to stir up trouble among the immigrant Muslim population, so to throw him under the bus gives them a false sense of safety, and will only provide a little more breathing room, until the next incident perceived to be against Muslims.
From The Local March 3
The poster included the text: 'He is 53 and she is nine. Is this the kind of wedding we want to see in Skåne?'.
Herslow admits producing the poster but contested the charges. He said the aim of the poster was to stimulate a debate about Islam, which he argued was incompatible with democracy and equality.
"The intention was to provoke a strong reaction among both Muslims and non-Muslims," he said.
Maybe too much of a reaction from the "religion of peace"
Prosecutor Bo Birgerson, representing the Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern - JK) - the country's top legal official, who is responsible for prosecution of cases involving freedom of speech - said that the distribution of the poster showed disrespect to Muslims.
Birgerson argued that previous cases in the Supreme Court showed that conviction for Herslow would not violate his right under Swedish law to freedom of speech.
"A conviction is important to show where the boundaries are for debate in an open and democratic society."
Free speech has, as it's only boundaries one rule: do not yell fire on a crowded theatre. Anything else is to remain in the arena of protected speech and not to be quashed in any way. The Swedish court and this judge are taking the right stance by considering a not guilty verdict, but it is yet to be a done deal. We shall see.
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Sweden is suffering under Islamic expansion and creeping sharia, so this action against him is probably a backlash against Muslim agitation. The Swedish politicos in power do not want to stir up trouble among the immigrant Muslim population, so to throw him under the bus gives them a false sense of safety, and will only provide a little more breathing room, until the next incident perceived to be against Muslims.
From The Local March 3
Politician on trial for nude Muhammad poster
Carl P Herslow, leader of the Skåne Party (Skånepartiet), a small right-wing populist regional party, is charged with agitation against an ethnic group (hets mot folkgrupp).The poster included the text: 'He is 53 and she is nine. Is this the kind of wedding we want to see in Skåne?'.
Herslow admits producing the poster but contested the charges. He said the aim of the poster was to stimulate a debate about Islam, which he argued was incompatible with democracy and equality.
"The intention was to provoke a strong reaction among both Muslims and non-Muslims," he said.
Maybe too much of a reaction from the "religion of peace"
Prosecutor Bo Birgerson, representing the Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern - JK) - the country's top legal official, who is responsible for prosecution of cases involving freedom of speech - said that the distribution of the poster showed disrespect to Muslims.
Birgerson argued that previous cases in the Supreme Court showed that conviction for Herslow would not violate his right under Swedish law to freedom of speech.
"A conviction is important to show where the boundaries are for debate in an open and democratic society."
Free speech has, as it's only boundaries one rule: do not yell fire on a crowded theatre. Anything else is to remain in the arena of protected speech and not to be quashed in any way. The Swedish court and this judge are taking the right stance by considering a not guilty verdict, but it is yet to be a done deal. We shall see.
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