Topic: Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence
this was a very serious mass killing based on hate, was not that long ago, and could be repeated. hate crimes should be a felony, and this is one of the biggest, if not the biggest hate crime in history.
this would start a slippery slope, making thought crimes a reality.
those that deny that the holocaust happened a mad and making denial a criminal offence would be improper.
those who deny that the holocaust occurred are only ignorant not criminals
those who deny the holocaust are clearly evil and should be punished.
those who deny the holocaust can offend those who have family that lived through it.  it can also cause fights between those who are in denial and those who believe.
those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. denying the holocaust increases the odds of it happening again
though it can be frowned upon, everyone has a right to their own opinion.
thought crimes should not be punishable
thought crimes should not be punishable.
to allow people to deny and forget something historical, that ample evidence proves happened, could allow history to repeat itself.
to deny history and not learn from mistakes opens the door for history to repeat itself.
to deny the holocaust allows for the increase of hate crimes and disregards the lives of so many who have been brutally murdered.
to deny the holocaust is to give free entrance to the fascists
to try and cover up the evilness of it deserves punishment
too many people have suffered from this atrocity. denying this
too many people use this as an excuse to be anti-jewish.
we are supposed to be a modern society of free thought. if someone wants to deny the holocaust, it is their intellectual right.
we can not criminalize a person's opinion because that is a human right.
we cannot limit freedom of speech, it is a dangerous road to start down.
we have freedom of speech in this country and to arrest people for a belief they have is going way too far.   conspiracy theories have always been out there and you can't just throw people in jail for them.
we learn from past mistakes and if it is acceptable to deny an horrendous event of the magnitude of the holocaust then we have less chance of preventing such an atrocity occurring again.
we need to let everyone know that it did happen and you can not deny it so that the severity of it is not lessened
we should be able to deny it even if it's just to ask questions about things that we might find odd about the holocaust
we should support freedom of speech
what one chooses to believe or not to believe should be at their discretion.
when you deny the holocaust, it is insulting to people who are actually affected by it.
while holocaust denial is a repugnant viewpoint, prosecuting those who express such views is unconstitutional.
while i believe that holocaust denial is about fostering antisemitism today. i still think that type of speech as long as it's not a direct call to action should be protected, even if it is detestable.
while it is terrible to deny what happened during the holocaust everyone is entitled to their opinions.