From those tireless defenders of the faith at
Reuters
:
Brigitte Bardot on trial for Muslim slur
PARIS (Reuters) - French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims,
the fifth time she has faced the charge of “inciting racial hatred” over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers.
Prosecutors asked that the Paris court hand the 73-year-old former sex symbol a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine her 15,000 euros ($23,760) for saying the Muslim community was “destroying our country and imposing its acts.”
…
She has been fined four times for inciting racial hatred since 1997, at first 1,500 euros and most recently 5,000.
Prosecutor Anne de Fontette told the court she was seeking a tougher sentence than usual, adding: “I am a little tired of prosecuting Mrs Bardot.”
Bardot did not attend the trial because she said she was physically unable to. The verdict is expected in several weeks.
French anti-racist groups complained last year about comments Bardot made about the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha in a letter to President Nicolas Sarkozy that was later published by her foundation…
“I am fed up with being under the thumb of this population which is destroying us, destroying our country and imposing its acts,” the star of ‘And God created woman’ and ‘Contempt’ said.
Bardot has previously said France is being invaded by sheep-slaughtering Muslims and published a book attacking gays, immigrants and the unemployed, in which she also lamented the “Islamisation of France.”
If they are tired of prosecuting Ms. Bardot for speaking her mind on the great issues of the day, maybe they should stop.
By the way, how many Muslims do you think have been prosecuted for calling Western culture Satan’s toilet — or some variation of that?
(This is a rhetorical question, of course.)
At least now we know Ms. Bardot’s beauty wasn’t just skin deep.
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by Steve Gilbert on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 1:00 pm.
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