Zundel jailed five years for Holocaust denial Quote:
MANNHEIM, Germany - Far-right activist Ernst Zundel was convicted of 14 counts of incitement Thursday for Holocaust denial and sentenced to the maximum five years in prison.
The 67-year-old, who was deported from Canada in 2005, was accused of years of anti-Semitic activities, including denying the Holocaust a crime in Germany in documents and on the Internet. Zundel and his supporters have argued that he is a peaceful campaigner denied his right to free speech.
Zundel has been a prominent white supremacist and Holocaust denier since the 1970s.
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...."You might as well argue that the sun rises in the west," Grossmann said when asking that Zundel be given the maximum sentence. "But you cannot change that the Holocaust has been proven."
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I understand the fact that some can be offended by people saying they don't believe the Holocaust occured, etc..... but isn't there something morally wrong by sending someone to jail for their own personal opinions? I believe the Holocaust did occur, but I still don't think it's right for governments to jail someone based on words and their opinions.
It's like the same thing as "Believe what we tell you, or goto jail"
If the majority of the world believes that the Holocaust did occur and there has been plenty of evidence, video, witnesses, etc... then what's the big deal if you got a couple of conspirators saying that it didn't?
What's the difference between someone saying they believe the Holocaust never happened, and someone saying they believe Area 51 exists? Or the WTC buildings were bombed and covered up? Or the Moon landing??
Sure the obvious difference is the Holocaust is in regards to millions of Jews being killed, but generally..... they're the same thing.