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Friday, January 05, 2007

Not about freedom of speech?

A Muslim demonstrator who took part in a protest march against cartoons of the prophet Muhammad was found guilty today of calling for the murder of American and Danish people . . . .

. . . . [The prosecuting attorney] said the case was not about freedom of assembly or freedom of speech. "The words used were straightforward and plain. If you shout out 'bomb, bomb Denmark; bomb, bomb USA', there is no doubt about what you intend your audience to understand. - Guardian, January 5, 2007
Ah, the enlightened nations of Western Europe. So far ahead of the United States when it comes to civil liberties.

Here in the benighted United States, a case typically is about "freedom of speech" when it hinges on "what you intend your audience to understand." Here, abstract, indefinite calls for bombing other countries would be constitutionally protected. It surely wouldn't get you thrown in jail for "calling for the murder" of those countries' citizens.


posted at 12:40 PM

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