[Drugmachine]

A Dutch court acquitted right-wing politician Geert Wilders of hate speech and discrimination Thursday, ruling that his anti-Islam statements, while offensive to many Muslims, fell within the bounds of legitimate political debate.

Presiding judge Marcel van Oosten said Wilders' claims that Islam is violent by nature, and his calls to halt Muslim immigration and ban the Muslim holy book, the Quran, must be seen in a wider context of debate over immigration policy... source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...086153,00.html

[softy54534]

That particular circus should never have been started, the judge who brought it about needs to have a serious think about his position in the judicial system.

[Fegasderty]

source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...086153,00.html

Outstanding!