Commentary: Hate cannot be an appropriate response to the Christchurch shootings

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Why Australian Senator Fraser Anning was wrong to say it was his right to say the shootings in Christchurch was a result of ‘Muslim immigration’, ...

Shortly after the attack, Australian Senator Fraser Anning released a statement claiming the shootings were a result of New Zealand’s open door policy and"Muslim immigration".

Mourners carry the first coffin of the Christchurch mosques massacre victim at Memorial Park Cemetery during the funeral ceremony in Christchurch on Mar 20, 2019. It is also imperative on the rest of us to call out hate in all it’s forms should we ever stumble across it - online or in person.THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPEECH

A landmark case in 2004 laid out clearly how the freedom of speech does not allow someone to say or do whatever they want.from the British National Party put up a large poster of the Twin Towers in flames, with the words: “Islam out of Britain - Protect the British”. He had no right to claim his rights were being curbed, and neither does senator Anning or the others around the world signing petitions to support the politician.after being accused of carrying out the shootings on the Christchurch mosques. The personal trainer had recorded his beliefs in a 73-page manifesto, expressing several anti-immigrant sentiments and calls himself an “eco-facist”.

 

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