Sharia in action in Belgium: Man gets four months prison for tearing up Qur'an that Muslims had just thrown at his head

The Muslims were not prosecuted. Is it a crime to tear up a Bible in Belgium? Or does this only apply to the Qur'an? An update on this story. "Belgium jails man for tearing up Koran," by Katerina Nikolas for the Digital Journal, March 14:

Bruges - A court in Belgium has sentenced a man to four months in prison for tearing up a Koran, which was thrown at his head by a group of angry Muslims. Europe News reported a man, identified only as Arne S., attended a demonstration in the Belgium city of Ostend in June 2012. Following the protest words were exchanged between Arne S. and a group of about a dozen Muslims in a cafe, who proceeded to throw a copy of the Koran at his head.

The man reacted by tearing the Koran up in front of the group.

Olivier Ryde, Arne's lawyer, argued in the Bruges court that his client had not infringed Belgium's law on hate speech, according to Front Page Mag. Nevertheless, the court in Bruges imposed a fine of €600 on Arne S., in addition to sentencing him to four-months in prison....

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I will never drink another Belgium beer again until this has been changed for the better. Free speech is truly under assault throughout the world.

With you Cuda..I used to like Duvel..Not anymore..

Of course, had this been Arnie S instead of Arne S he wouldn't have taken this lying down and concluded with a belligerent "F%@k you a-h01e - I'll be back"!

Terminators may well prove to be the solution Belgium is looking for.

good to know. I did not know burning books are considered hate speech in belgium...
M

Lessee...physical assault with a weapon (Koran) is NOT a crime...NO PHYSICAL ASSAULT i.e. tearing a book is a crime.

What is the judge smoking?

So if Muzzies don't like something, it immediately becomes a crime? Is this the law of 'hurt feelings'?

Are Belgians worried about hurting the feelings of Neo-Nazis?

Would I get arrested if I tore a copy of Mein Kampf?

You're right Cuda. Chimay is now Shameay. Those Belgians really know how to waffle.

Sharia in action in Belgium: Man gets four months prison for tearing up Qur'an that Muslims had just thrown at his head
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*Terrifying*. Shari'ah in action indeed.

More:

The Muslims were not prosecuted...
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This is just like in Muslim countries, where Muslims are aggressive towards Infidels—often rioting, burning, and attacking—but it is the Infidels who Are arrested and imprisoned.

Is Belgium now Dar-al-Islam? (Please note, this is *not* a rhetorical question.

More:

...a group of about a dozen Muslims in a cafe, who proceeded to throw a copy of the Koran at his head...
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I have long considered the Qur'an a weapon. Usually, though, this is not quite so literal...

Why weren't the Muslims charged with attempted assault?

This is a rhetorical question, though—everyone knows that it is expected that Muslims will riot, destroy, and even murder if "provoked"...

And *four months in jail*? From what I know of European sentences, jail time tends to be light even for violent crimes—but apparently damaging a *weapon* someone uses against you is "hate speech".

Suicidal madness.

There are some American brewers who produce pretty good versions in the Belgian styles (you can easily spot the American breweries, note Ommegang in NY is Belgian owned now):

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style

The Koran is pure hate speech.

Shouldn't anyone printing or distributing it (by throwing, especially) get prison time?

SHAME on Belgium and Europe. How stupid can you get?


This is pure farce. Would a comedian, even of the "Monty Python" variety, have ever quite conceived of events like this?
Europe is intent on proving that the road to tragedy is paved with very bad jokes.


...a Koran, which was thrown at his head by a group of angry Muslims...

They threw it at him? Huh? Isn't this the same book I keep reading about how it needs to be treated with respect? And they threw it at him? What would have happened if he had thrown it?

The first time that political correctness was tolerated in any western country instead of being utterly rejected as vile and disgusting, we were on the road to this vile and disgusting state of affairs. How to undo decades of intellectual and ethical corruption??

I guess he's lucky the accursed thing didn't have a bomb inside it.

I say start with the one who "disrespected" the book by carelessly throwing it in anger! If it's a "sin" to tear a koran to shreds then how about prosecuting the muslim who first "desecrated" it by using it as a weapon!!! OH, HOW COULD I FORGET--muslims DON'T COMMIT SINS 'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL SO PERFECT!!!!!

Arne only threw words. Yet, he was physically attacked with a projectile. And, Arne goes to jail! Belgium is lost...obviously, if you want justice, you don't go to court.

The Quran is the Most Offensive Weapon in the World.

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