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> In 2015, France’s highest court upheld the criminal conviction of 12 pro-Palestinian activists for violating restrictions against hate speech. Their crime? We
by bccdee 5y ago
> In 2015, France’s highest court upheld the criminal conviction of 12 pro-Palestinian activists for violating restrictions against hate speech. Their crime? Wearing T-shirts that advocated a boycott of Israel — “Long live Palestine, boycott Israel.”
If pro-Uighur activists wore t-shirts that said "long live Xinjiang, boycott China" in Chinatown, do you think they ought to be charged with a crime? Frankly, I find that idea appalling, and I find the conviction of those pro-Palestine activists appalling too.
- makeitdouble 5y agoThe center of the case is that they didn’t just wear “Long live Palestine, boycott Israel” shirts and silently shopped for milk. They did a tad more than that, enough to each get 1000 euros fines. Also it’s not like they’re now in concentration camps, they just got a slap on the hand. The whole ruling if you care: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/juri/id/JURITEXT000031374097/ https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/juri/id/JURITEXT000031374097/ The parent correctly warned for the article’s bias, I confirm the author is cherrypicking little parts and blow them up for dramatic effect.