Originally Posted by xxxdesign-net

No it was in reference to what seems to be your idea of how laws are passed in a democracy... They are often time imposed on the people and are not necessarily done "in accordance to their own cultural tastes and needs" ....


By the look of this below, I would doubt that this answer the tastes and needs of the czech people... lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_ag...locaust_denial

Czech Republic Law Against Support and Dissemination of Movements Oppressing Human Rights and Freedoms (2001)

§ 260 (1) The person who supports or spreads movements oppressing human rights and freedoms or declares national, race, religious or class hatred or hatred against other group of persons will be punished by prison from 1 to 5 years. (2) The person will be imprisoned from 3 to 8 years if: a) he/she commits the crime mentioned in paragraph (1) in print, film, radio, television or other similarly effective manner, b) he/she commits the crime as a member of an organized group c) he/she commits the crime in a state of national emergency or state of war

§ 261 The person who publicly declares sympathies with such a movement mentioned in § 260, will be punished by prison from 6 months to 3 years.

§ 261a The person who publicly denies, puts in doubt, approves or tries to justify nazi or communist genocide or other crimes of nazis or communists will be punished by prison of 6 months to 3 years.