By Baron Bodissey
I posted H. Numan's translation and commentary last night about the webmaster in the Netherlands who was convicted of a criminal offense for "racist" writings posted not by himself, but by a visitor to his site.
The first notice he received that he was criminally liable for the material posted was when the police came to arrest him - there was no prior request to remove the insulting writings.
To add to the injustice, far more offensive and provocative material is routinely posted on Islamist forums and is never subjected to any punishment.
H. Numan pointed out that by attacking a small, little-known website, the Dutch government has managed to set a precedent for the suppression of free speech on the internet. We should expect them to employ this precedent to go after larger and more well-known sites like Gregorius Nekschot and GeenStijl. Read more ...
I posted H. Numan's translation and commentary last night about the webmaster in the Netherlands who was convicted of a criminal offense for "racist" writings posted not by himself, but by a visitor to his site.
The first notice he received that he was criminally liable for the material posted was when the police came to arrest him - there was no prior request to remove the insulting writings.
To add to the injustice, far more offensive and provocative material is routinely posted on Islamist forums and is never subjected to any punishment.
H. Numan pointed out that by attacking a small, little-known website, the Dutch government has managed to set a precedent for the suppression of free speech on the internet. We should expect them to employ this precedent to go after larger and more well-known sites like Gregorius Nekschot and GeenStijl. Read more ...
Source: Gates of Vienna
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