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Denmark plans jail term for burning Quran in public (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Hate Speech laws get an L from me. Hate crime laws where a crime motivated by prejudice awards extra jail time is just a better solution. Think about what this is really saying - if you burn the Quran, muslims will riot... in Iraq. And the Iraqi government will condemn you. Really?