Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning plans
www.reuters.com
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden.
  • BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 year ago

    If the sidewalk in front of the Masjid is a public area, you should legally be able to throw a bacon-and-Koran barbecue during Eid.

    I kind of disagree. If you want to have a backyard bbq and burn Korans during Eid, go for it. But if you’re doing it on the sidewalk outside a mosque, your sole intent is to incite the people inside. It’s no longer about your ‘personal freedoms’.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 year ago

      I kind of agree, but I think it would need to be more than just burning a Qu’ran, you’d also need some inflammatory speech, like “death to Muslims” or something that would be intended to move them to violence.

      Regardless, I do think there are circumstances where burning a holy book could be included as evidence in a hate crime case.

    • amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thats a realistic interpretation of what those bbqers intent would be, but I dont think you can realistically make that illegal as the sidewalk is a public area. (I am assuming these bbqers are not breaking any other laws at all.)

      • BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.ml
        1·
        1 year ago

        Why would it being a public area prohibit making it illegal? There are tons of things that are illegal on a public sidewalk. Urination, intoxication, etc.

        • amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          1 year ago

          Because assuming theyre not breaking any other laws, I dont think you can differentiate the public place outside of a masjid from any other public place. Urination and intoxication are illegal in all public places.