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riverboy
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
Location: Incheon
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 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: Ahenakew found not guilty |
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090223.wahenakew0223/BNStory/National/home
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SASKATOON � Six years after he said Jews were a �disease� and tried to justify the Holocaust to a Saskatoon reporter, David Ahenakew has been found not guilty of willfully promoting hatred.
Reading a 19-page decision, Provincial Court judge Wilfrid Tucker harshly condemned Mr. Ahenakew's remarks, calling them �revolting, disgusting and untrue,� but determined that the former head of the Assembly of First nations did not intend to broadcast his views.
�There is no indication that the accused, at the time of the interview, even considered the possibility that the statements he made to [the reporter] would cause hatred against Jewish people to be promoted,� Mr. Tucker said.
The charges stem from a December, 2002 speech to First Nations leaders during which Mr. Ahenakew denounced immigrants and blamed Jews for starting World War II. In a subsequent interview with Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reporter James Parker, Mr. Ahenakew said that Hitler �fried� six million Jews to �make damn sure that the Jews didn't take over Germany or Europe� and that the world would �be owned by the Jews right now� had Hitler not �cleaned up a hell of a lot of things.�
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Lovely. He's from my home province, and makes us look like shit.
The guy is a bigoted windbag and needs a sack beating. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:29 am Post subject: |
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| Good on Saskatoon for standing up for free speech. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:45 am Post subject: |
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| The fact of the matter is that he would have been found guilty if he were caucasian. The apologist government of Cabada would have a firestorm on their hands if not. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| That's OK. The next Caucasian who goes to trial can now cite it as case law. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Oh don't throw in race.
But yes, it is a victory for free speech. Canada must permit dissenting, if disgusting, ideas to be expressed. |
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riverboy
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Amen Mises. |
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wesharris
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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I may not agree with what you say sir. But I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Unless in Europe,
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| in which case I will agree with your right to self determination, but not your right to free speech, unless heavily regulated |
,and suppressed to stop anyone from feeling anything but positive feelings amongst themselves.
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| Morons. Morons Morons. |
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Chuvok
Joined: 25 Jan 2009
Location: Russia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:21 am Post subject: |
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Willfully promoting hatred...
What weakness!
People aren't able to willfully ignore an idiot?????!
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| mises wrote: |
Oh don't throw in race.
But yes, it is a victory for free speech. Canada must permit dissenting, if disgusting, ideas to be expressed. |
Indeed, dissenting, disgusting ideas are the only ones in need of free speech protections. |
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