French President Proposes Jail For Terrorist Website Visitors

Posted by Soulskill on Friday March 23, 2012 @01:32AM from the if-it-quacks-like-a-terrorist dept.

howardd21 writes "French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is only a month away from an election, argued that it is time to treat those who browse extremist websites the same way as those who consume child pornography. 'Anyone who regularly consults Internet sites which promote terror or hatred or violence will be sentenced to prison,' he told a campaign rally in Strasbourg, in eastern France. 'Don't tell me it's not possible. What is possible for pedophiles should be possible for trainee terrorists and their supporters, too.' Is this a good move for security, or just another step towards a totalitarian society that prohibits free expression?"

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Re:Attacking the soul of France... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-23 02:20 · Score: 0, Troll

Why limit your comment to just Muslims? The French are some of the most outrageous hypocrites, period.
Here is a better idea to stop terrorism by walterbyrd · 2012-03-23 03:00 · Score: -1, Troll

Stop letting your contries be invaded by Muslims. I am sorry, but the fact is these terrorist acts are being done by Muslims.
Sweden, Norway, and the UK should also take note.
Re:Attacking the soul of France... by misexistentialist · 2012-03-23 03:48 · Score: -1, Troll

Taking away the freedom of everyone is still taking away freedom. Prohibiting burkas, headscarves, yarmulkes, along with berets and balaclavas or whatever, is enforced conformity to the state religion of Europe: Socialism.