Former KKK leader (David Duke) arrested in Prague

**dmyre** · 04-24-2009, 05:12 PM

PRAGUE (AP) -- Former Klan leader David Duke has been detained by police in the Czech Republic on suspicion of denying the Holocaust...

The denial is a crime that is punishable by up to three years in Czech prisons...

http://www.weartv.com/template/inews...artv.com.shtml

**Jeffreyw** · 04-24-2009, 09:30 PM

Perfect time, close to the dates of death and birthday anniversary of their spiritual leader / loser Adolf Hitler.

**dmyre** · 04-24-2009, 09:32 PM

This is pretty dangerous territory. On April 16th another 'Holocaust denier' was convicted in Australia for publishing material on the Internet "of an anti-Semitic and/or revisionist nature" which denies, approves of, or plays down the Holocaust.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...Ql-fnlCKWZ-aZA

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[YESTERDAY] - Obama pledges to confront Holocaust deniers

WASHINGTON (AFP) — At a ceremony Thursday remembering millions of Jews slaughtered in World War II, President Barack Obama reaffirmed the strong US bond with Israel and vowed to confront Holocaust deniers...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...0eCha8PGWvVD_Q

**Jeffreyw** · 04-24-2009, 09:45 PM

Deniers are losers, and they should be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

**dmyre** · 04-24-2009, 09:48 PM

Regardless of whether you agree or disagree, restricting someone's OPINION is ridiculous. That's like being imprisoned because you don't believe in the tooth fairy...

On a similar note, the Czech PM is in Israel today saying how they will strengthen their ties together.

Coincidence???

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek met with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Friday, and reiterated his country's commitment to strengthening ties between Israel and the European Union.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

**thevirtual** · 04-24-2009, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jeffreyw

Deniers are losers, and they should be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

The holocaust itself was based on persecuting those who don't share the same belief as the persecutor.

Also, why do you care what people believe unless you are not sure yourself.

**tekz999** · 04-24-2009, 11:31 PM

Well done.

**denny007** · 04-24-2009, 11:39 PM

This is absurd at the same level as when they were arresting gambling companies CEO's in the USA during transit. He did not break any law during his stay in CR and when he was breaking law according Czech law he done that at place where it was not against the law. This is very dangerous precedent. I disagree what he saying, but I disagree even more with these arrests. How would someone like if i.e. someone would write some article about China/Tibet etc., then went to CHina and he would be arrested in China and sent to jail ? Every "human rights" idiots would scream. But when they arrest gambling people or this clown - they are slient...

**Gerry** · 04-24-2009, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by dmyre

This is pretty dangerous territory.

Not sure what violating a country's law has to do with being pretty dangerous territory.

I don't care what country or what law.

If a person does not want to abide by that law then don't go.

It would be a long stretch to believe Duke had no knowledge of the law.

In certain parts of the world, Egypt for example - it is illegal to remove native antiquities and ship them or take them out of the country in your luggage.

At the same time, how many county's do you think would condone burning of their nation's flag? Just because we permit it in the US as an expression of your civil liberties does not mean I have the right to go to a foreign county and burn their flag.

Sorry, I see no difference. A law is a law and has to be respected and adhered to.

**thevirtual** · 04-25-2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Doc Com

Sorry, I see no difference. A law is a law and has to be respected and adhered to.

We all know the definition of law. In a more liberal country it is easier to have more respect for the law. However, in countries such as Nazi era Germany there were racist and anti-semitic laws and many people were forced to do horrible things under the rule of law/Hitler.

**denny007** · 04-25-2009, 12:11 AM

Sorry, I see no difference. A law is a law and has to be respected and adhered to.

Yes but in the law's JURISDICTION. If you start bragging about Tibet in the USA, you are OK. If you do that in China, you are NOT OK. But if you do that in USA, then travel to China and do NOTHING there, you are NOT LIABLE. Do you comprehend ?

**Focus** · 04-25-2009, 02:37 AM

These people must really have too much time on their hands...and of course the holocaust happened, wtf duh

D.D. is a scumbag anyways...

**VictorLazlo** · 04-25-2009, 02:59 AM

I knew a WWII vet (now deceased) who told me a story years ago I never forgot.
He was in a platoon that liberated one of the concentration camps. Guys in his group started dropping to the ground the closer they came to the camp. They first thought it was a sniper w/a high powered rifle picking them off and everyone ducked. It turned out to be the stench of dying & dead bodies inside the gates that caused the men to pass-out.

He was of the nicest guys I ever met...had no reason to make it up.

**Raider** · 04-25-2009, 03:07 AM

I hear that David Duke is a big Mobi fan.... Whoever owns kkk.mobi may want to offer it to him.

**jasdon11** · 04-25-2009, 03:28 AM

Is he from Hazard?

**Raider** · 04-25-2009, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by jasdon11

Is he from Hazard?

You must be thinking of Daisy Duke

**Kruwreka** · 04-25-2009, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by denny007

Yes but in the law's JURISDICTION. If you start bragging about Tibet in the USA, you are OK. If you do that in China, you are NOT OK. But if you do that in USA, then travel to China and do NOTHING there, you are NOT LIABLE. Do you comprehend ?

Talk about not reading the article. He went to the Czech Republic to promote (sell) a translated version of his book. To keep going with your example if you brag(?) about Tibet in the USA you're OK. If you then go to China and hand out pamphlets on the street of Beijing bragging about Tibet and then you will most likely end up in jail too. Do YOU comprehend?

**jasdon11** · 04-25-2009, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Raider

You must be thinking of Daisy Duke

Every day...

**Gerry** · 04-25-2009, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by denny007

Yes but in the law's JURISDICTION. If you start bragging about Tibet in the USA, you are OK. If you do that in China, you are NOT OK. But if you do that in USA, then travel to China and do NOTHING there, you are NOT LIABLE. Do you comprehend ?

I comprehend and get what you are saying.

But consider this.

If I publish a book condemning the current regime in China and its persecution of Tibetan nationals and that book is deemed outlawed (by some obscure law) that the mere owning of it can get one thrown in prison. It is very feasible.

If I were to come to China at the bequest of a breakaway Chinese/Tibetan breakaway group who support Tibentan independence and freedom, I would not be shocked if Chinese officials boarded the plane when it touched down and ordered me taken into custody. Again, a very feasible possibility.

Both issues are extremely sensitive and can be a catalyst for violence or protests.

Such laws are extremely archaic to western idealogy. I would imagine Solzhenitsyn faced similar persecution in Russia upon the release of The Gulag Archipelago.

Nazisim and the Nazi regime, Skin Heads, Neo Nazi groups pose a real threat to the instability of local and state governments. I know they are part of a large anti-immigrant movement in Europe. Here in the states, the have fallen in with some of the KKK groups. But to many KKK members, the Neo Nazi groups are not welcomed because of the fact that many of the KKK's kin fought against the Nazis. Yes, in the KKK family comes first. Plus, the Neo Nazi groups have adopted the anti-everything stance - immigrant, government, Jews, blacks, Catholic, brown skin (Indian,Pakistani) - essentially the if you don't look like me, think like me mantra.

Actually, why did the government officials not wait until Duke joined in with the celebration and then take all of them into custody?

**denny007** · 04-25-2009, 12:13 PM

Talk about not reading the article. He went to the Czech Republic to promote (sell) a translated version of his book. To keep going with your example if you brag(?) about Tibet in the USA you're OK. If you then go to China and hand out pamphlets on the street of Beijing bragging about Tibet and then you will most likely end up in jail too. Do YOU comprehend?

Maybe try to pull your head of of your arse. He did NOT went to promote anything. He was just invited by some czech nazi weirdos. Practically nobody would buy this book anyway. Besides, he is FREE now, which just proves I was right and you are trolling loser.

And FYI I am a Czech and I am ashamed of what happened (arrest of that American clown), it was just a result of recent instability in the CR. Also FYI I do not doubt holocaust happened and I find absurd there exist nazis in a nation which has been considered "Under human" and was supposed to be holocausted later as well...

STILL what happened was WRONG and the fact they MUST HAVE let him go proves my COMMON SENSE was correct while you arse-thinking was WRONG.

Good day.