Posted by Lou Pilder on December 28, 2004, at 8:52:39
Dr. Hsiung,
I am requesting that you examine the legal aspect of your allowing statements that IMO have the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings or anti-anyother feelings,to remain on the board after I have requested that they be deleted or addressed by you .
In particular, but not limited to, those statements that have the potential IMO for one to think that the statement is saying in some way that the jews killed Christ or that jews are loathsome, filthy or full of abominations, or the posting of what is called "replacement theology" .
The laws of some jurisdictions such as Canada and France address what they call "hate speech". Hate speech is in the criminal code of Canada and makes it a criminal offense to publicly incite hatred or willfully promote hatred to identifiable groups such as ethnic or religious groups and these laws are being more adjudicated and could be overturned , but as of now, it is my undestanding that these laws have not been overturned.
Canadian law also prohibits the internet to be used to post messages that are likely to expose a person to hatred or contempt on the basis of ethnic origin or religion.
I am requesting that you read the following link.
Lou Pilder
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/online_hate/when_is_hate_a_crime.cfm
poster:Lou Pilder
thread:434952
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