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2006-03-15 Europe
Berlin bans demonstrations alleging no Armenian genocide
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Posted by lotp 2006-03-15 13:50|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Here's a question: rather than banning the speech, make denial of genocide a form of slander against the state. Some state attorney would have to sue, and the damages would be, oh, $1000 per person whose deaths you deny, using the average of the generally accepted figures.

No criminal penalties, no prior restraint, and, hey, the nutjobs get a chance to make their case in court -- and be refuted.

Oh, there'd still be grousing about it, but the response would be -- "Hey, if you can prove the claims wrong, go for it. You claim to have the truth on your side, right?"
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2006-03-15 14:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-03-15 14:48|| Front Page Top

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