Jan 31
Islamic rappers get convicted…
CMU reports that two Muslim rappars have been convicted in Holland for threating the life of an MP. Alas, their punishment is a bit lax.
...The rappers are members of an amateur Moroccan rap group called DHC, short for The Hague Connection. Their rap, which has been circulating on the internet, hit out at Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a critic of Islamic fundamentalism and collaborator of film director Theo Van Gogh, who was murdered last Nov for his criticism of Islamic groups.The rap in question made “serious threats” against Hirsi Ali. The two rappers argued they were merely exercising their freedom of expression by writing the rap, adding that it had been a private recording that had found its way onto the internet without their permission.
But the courts disagreed with that defense, with the judge hearing the case telling the defendants: “The charges were aggravated by the fact that the suspects threatened [Hirsi Ali] over her political viewpoints, because this is a serious breach of the democratic rule of law.”
The two rappers received a suspended sentence and were ordered to undertake 150 hours of community service.
No jail and 150 hours of C.S.? How pathetic, doesn’t really send a strong message now does it?
