Blasphemy Law

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Re: Blasphemy Law

@Ghost14

Is it so hard to imagine that a law which calls for the death of those who insult a religion, which in most cases is Islam, would lead zealots to go on a hateful rampage?

Well, yes. It is. The law simply makes no provision or excuses for that behavior. The law in no way suggests that if a person commits blasphemy, that person, their relatives, and immediate community need to pay the price. Nor is this behavior evident for non-Christians. I stand by what I said in other threads, this is a communal riot aimed at ethnic cleansing. India has no law of this nature, yet we see the same behavior.

It’s stretching credibility that any law could explain lawless behavior. And what we hear of exactly that…lawless behavior.

Does the law contribute to an atmosphere of hate? No. Repealing the law would. It would neccessarily allow for the denigration of sacred figures and texts. Yes, Islam in particular (so what?). Does the law target Christians in particualr? No. Has this law every actually been misused? Yes. Many times. Are there legal remedies? Yes.

Was there incitement? Yes. Always, in cases like this. Was it a rush to defend or implement this particular law? No. As per the law, the accusation against the Christian fellow would have simply saw his arrest and trial. What we saw was clearly not that.

Never mind the fact that the man was wrongly accused. This is what you’re not getting: the law provides justification which inevitably results in escalation.

The writ of the law provides no such justification.

What if the normal response to a religious offense was a fine? Or perhaps a law suit?

Or no law at all? The same result.

The masses are idiotic, and this applies to the majority in every part of the world. They will swim in the ocean that’s created for them. If you consider the murder of blasphemer to be just, and a cause for praise, then the average idiot goes on a rampage because that’s what the culture, judicial system, state, and molvi saab have taught him.

You’re getting warmer! Most other countries call this incitement. And it’s usually across ethnic lines. It doesn’t take mundane laws, or religious sentiments, or any such thing. It takes a systematic and prolonged prodding and goading…we see this all over Africa, and we see it on the subcontinent.

We need more laws. Very strict anti-incitement laws.