Useless facts of the day...

Originally posted by mike ellis its illegal to deny the holocaust in 3 countries in europe. so much for freedom of speech.

Actually it is illegal 11 nations in europe to 'publicly deny the existance of the holocaust' and illegal in 5 of those to question (publicly) any single fact constituting the collective 'established holocaust history'. The Holocaust is the only chapter of history that cannot be freely discussed.

A great example of that intellectual terror is the incarceration of chemist Germar Rudolf, presently being held in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison near Stuttgart.

His heinous crime? As a chemistry graduate student he did a forensic analysis of the walls of the alleged gas chambers, didn’t find the cyanide residues that ought to have been there and concluded they weren’t gas chambers. The lack of such forensic evidence is well known in the field. For example, in the Wall Street Journal of July 7, 2004, Timothy Ryback wrote that “there is little forensic evidence proving homicidal intent” in the ruins of Auschwitz.

For his subsequent writings the Germans are now charging Germar with a new 5-year rap, enacted into law after his original “crime.”

You couldn't make it up..... Saddam should have invaded Europe to 'liberate and democratise' us.

 

Edited by Bumble

You do have freedom of speech but the state also has the right to put conditions on this freedom. In order to maintain security and law and order etc. You do not have an absolute right to say anything about anyone. Hence: Libel; Defamation; Slander and various other laws like the holocaust denial laws that are in place in some nations. If someone makes a gross distortion of fact in a speech or a book about you then I'm sure you would be upset if you had no recourse to seek your character be cleared.

The European Convention on Human Rights covers the subject as follows.

ARTICLE 10 Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or the rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

 

The postal Service Sucks.... lol

Got a 'letter' returned to our company 2day with a note form the Royal Mail saying our sincerest apologies.. ok not so unusual... but guess when it was sent

 

 

 

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Edited by KnightMare

Difficult to get to Paris on a sneeze, though...

did you know that if u could sneeze with ur eyes open they would pop out. but its impossible so dont try it!