Comments on: In Belgium, hate speech law converges with blasphemy law https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/in-belgium-hate-speech-law-converges-blasphemy-law/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 02 May 2013 09:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: UK: Enemies of Islam Identified — Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/in-belgium-hate-speech-law-converges-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-210981 Thu, 02 May 2013 09:33:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37883#comment-210981 […] In Belgium, hate speech law converges with blasphemy law […]

]]> By: rxc https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/in-belgium-hate-speech-law-converges-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-210741 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:12:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37883#comment-210741 It would also probably be “Islamophobic” to report on those charges of blasphemy and atheism without gushing approvingly of the prosecutions and denouncing the blasphemers.

]]> By: Hugo S. Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/in-belgium-hate-speech-law-converges-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-210654 Wed, 01 May 2013 02:44:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37883#comment-210654 >
>Eugene Volokh • April 25, 2013 12:06 am
>Dr. Jogchum Vrielink (coordinator of the Centre for Discrimination Law at the University of Leuven, Belgium) passes this along:
>>In Belgium a man was convicted for ‘racist hate speech’ because he publicly tore up a Koran, before the eyes of a group of Muslims. The case illustrates the need to protect free speech against those seeking to criminalise ‘Islamophobia’

I have never been much of a fan of “symbolic speech” (eg. flag burning), but have misgivings about criminal prosecution here. On the other hand, if the Koran destroyer were a student stirring up trouble at a college, I would support the administration kicking him out, and not readmitting him until he showed a willingness to meet norms of civility.

]]> By: Hugo S. Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/in-belgium-hate-speech-law-converges-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-210607 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:03:23 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37883#comment-210607 Would it be “Islamophobic” in Belgium to point out that Belgian politicians who seek support from Muslim voting blocs are hostile to the core Western value of free speech?

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