Time to Reform Denmark's Anti-Hate Speech Law

by Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, Aylana Meisel
Family Security Matters
February 6, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1125/time-to-reform-denmark-anti-hate-speech-law

Excerpt:

Danish reporter Lars Hedegaard (pictured) was found not guilty yesterday of hate speech charges by the criminal court in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. Hedegaard was prosecuted earlier this year for comments he made in his home in December 2009 about "honor killings," as practiced by Muslims.

Hedegaard argued in his defense that when making the statements he was unaware that it would be published on a blog. Nonetheless, the criminal case against him proceeded and he still faces a libel suit filed by some 15 individuals and organizations, most of whom are Muslim.

As liability under the law is based only on the plaintiff's perception or feeling threatened, denigrated or insulted, truth is not a defense.

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