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dublinben  ·  4351 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: ‘I may be killed if I write this'

The problem in Denmark is that the punishment isn't even necessarily vigilante murder, but also state-sanctioned incarceration. There is no legal right in Denmark to "say whatever you want to say" if someone claims to be insulted or offended. This has an incredibly chilling effect on the public discourse, and gives a free pass to dangerous anti-Western ideologies.





JakobVirgil  ·  4351 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The law.

    "Whoever publicly or with the intent of public dissemination issues a pronouncement or other communication by which a group of persons are threatened, insulted or denigrated due to their race, skin color, national or ethnic origin, religion or sexual orientation is liable to a fine or incarceration for up to two years."
mk  ·  4351 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow.

Aside from the inclusivity, that's the type of language I'd expect in a theocratic regime.

JakobVirgil  ·  4350 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think it is strange it reads a little like an anti-bullying rule at a school.

khaaan  ·  4350 days ago  ·  link  ·  

so fucking what if someone was offended

dublinben  ·  4350 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well if you offend the wrong person, you might end up dead. You should still be free to offend them.

khaaan  ·  4350 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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