UK: Woman Jailed for 18 Weeks for Being a 'Holocaust Denier'

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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Not explicitly, but it's considered to fall under the "hate speech" laws. The Zundel trial is the most famous case.

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

True, he was convicted, but the story didn't end there:

Zündel was originally found guilty by two juries but was finally acquitted upon appeal by the Supreme Court of Canada which held in 1992 that section 181 (formerly known as section 177) was a violation of the guarantee of freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Wikipedia

In the fullness of time freedom of speech won out, and this asshole was free to spout his bullshit views, just like a lot of you fine folks are right here.

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That decision found that "misinformation" wasn't a crime. They still criminalize "holocaust denial" as "hate speech". https://forward.com/fast-forward/430152/canada-holocaust-denial-editor-anti-semitism-blood-libel/

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm honestly okay with that, as the standard is:

Hate speech provisions only apply to expressions that rise to the high level of “detestation” or “vilification” as previously described in R. v. Keegstra and Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Taylor. Therefore, these provisions do not capture offensive expressions that fail to arise to “detestation” or “vilification”.