Geert Wilders of the Netherlands is in trouble. If he is convicted, he will face a possible two-year prison sentence. What did he do? He compared the Quran to Hitler's Mein Kampf. He suggested that the Dutch government should tax clothing commonly worn by Muslims because it "pollutes" the Dutch landscape. He made a film which juxtaposed verses from the Quran with images of terrorism perpetrated by Muslims. He objects to the wave of Muslim immigrants western European countries have experienced.
What's the charge? Inciting hate. We already have hate crimes -- this can't be far behind.
"Hate speech or free speech." The Dallas Morning News; January 21, 2010; p. 10A.
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