Should Holocaust denial be considered a crime?

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JAMES

yes

^ PaLo ^

Should that looser Geert Wilders be hanged?
So what makes it ok to be publically racist and go around like a proud idiot supporting a freak like geert wilders, but its not ok for people to question the holocaust? Its the same offence! Dont you get offended when people talk about the halocaust? Yes well people also get offended when you spread crap about their religion.

Peace in our time

In a democratic country that has freedom of the press/speech, then no. In countries that don't (like all the Arab nations), then yes it should. Deniers are a more of an embarrassment than a real threat to the objective truth when dealing with an educated populous. The only ones who would go for it are Neanderthals with a 3rd grade education. Which are less and less in the Western world as each generation exceeds the previous one's in education. I tend to feel sorry for deniers since I know that their real motivations in spreading untruths relate to a psychological imbalance, rather than exhibiting a rational thinking process.

Duane

No; it is a violation of freedom of thought and expression,and I will add freedom of the press. It is also a question of reverse-discrimination. There have been many large-scale genocides since the late 19th century,the worst being in the Belgian Congo with an estimated 20 million victims. No one has suggested that it should be illegal to deny that these genocides occured. To extend an unlawful privilige to one group naturally begs the question why Africans,Armenians,Cambodians and Ukrainians are not extended the same privilege. Right now a new wave of anti-Holodomar propaganda has been unleashed,claiming the Ukrainian staged-famine genocide of 1933-34 simply never occured. This is outlandish but truth always wins out. I don't feel threatened by it and I do not see how any infringement of freedom of expression can be tolerated without setting a dangerous precedent for other and future limitations.

Crystal (PSM)

No.

Beautiful Sunset

This is a very old German story that has been repeated by the jews in Palestine.
I remember that it is about 200,000 jews that decided not to fight the Nazis and let the Allies fight for them. Many with money escaped and many without, were killed.
Do you think this is something to "brag" about?
Hiding from the enemy, I mean.
It's the wrong message to younger generations.
The jews have killed more than 200.000 Palestinians anyway.
bye bye

Marymiss

no, more than anything it's the opinion of the person who does it, and we cannot force people to believe or think a certain way.

cve5190

No. People should always have the right to believe what they want to believe... no matter how delusional it is :P

It would be a dark day in the world of human rights if Holocaust denial became a crime.

justtruthnointimidation

ANYONE Should be able to study ANY part of history. If, someone doesnt think all the facts about WW2 have been uncovered correctly. let them study it. My question is, what are the jews afraid of. why dont they WANT people to study it. Are you hiding something?

and besides look at the bright side, let people study the holocaust, unearth new evidence (no pun intended) and, you may even get lucky and find even MORE jews were killed. then you can go whining . 8 million.... blah blah blah...

The First Dragon

In my opinion, no.
It should not be a crime to say the is made of green cheese, either. [BTW how many of you actually know what green cheese is?]
As long as people are free to argue their positions, and to get the information they need to do so, the truth will come out.
If some individuals do not accept the truth, so what?
But if the State gets into the business of deciding what is true and what isn't, this can inhibit the free exchange of ideas. This could become harmful or even dangerous, depending on what ideas the state decides to control.
I am aware that in some countries, holocaust denial is a crime. I know that the intentions in making these laws is good. But I am not quite happy about it.
It is also, for instance, illegal in Turkey to refer to the Ottoman genocide/massacre of the Armenians. This event is a matter of historic fact, just as the Holocaust is. Freedom of speech is not equally valued in every nation.
Nevertheless, I stand with the right to deny the truth. This is one of the ways the truth is revealed.
@ âœ¡ Your idea is intriguing. I happen to know a holocaust denier. He is indeed mentally ill. He is a harmless paranoiac, as meek as you could wish, despite his delusion. You don't have to worry about him instigating a genocide, believe me.

2+2=5

No,
I love israel and jews and I believe that Holocaust was a tragedy that happened,
but I believe in freedom of speech,
ppl should be free to hold any view or idea no matter how ugly

ivor

As long as it is part of a reasoned debate in a democratic setting - then surely not. Denial of free thought only elevates Jews to a ridiculously higher level than fellow human beings.

Why fear the debate - prove your point or be defeated intellectually - that is how society progresses - not by Stalinist anti-debate.

marry w

Should the Palestinian Holocaust denial be considered a crime too?
For the last 60 years, the Palestinian Refugees are living in a United Nation Refugee Camps waiting for UN to implement the UN Security Council resolutions.

For the last 60 years, Israel conducts collective punishment and state terror against the Palestinian.

Kevin S

crime or not it simply doesn't matter. Many years from now it will be forgotten. Armenian genocide has already been forgotten. The ethnic cleansing of Hebron has already been forgotten.

___

It got a priest kicked out of Argentina, that sounds like a good enough punishment.

RIGHTS???

YES, ANYONE THAT DOES SUCH A THING SHOULD BE SLAPPED!

___

Well this legislation was created in France. I am not sure if it passed.

âœ¡

It should be considered as a mental illness, and should be treated by re-educating such person about the Holocaust. If that doesn't work, the person should be considered a threat to the public and criminalized.

mir miron

If you keep this denial to yourself than it is not, if you voice your opinion than it is.
A person that denies the Holocaust probably suffers from a subnormal intellectual development deficiency, he has certain mental functioning limitations, so If it was up to me I'd have him hospitalized and treated.

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