87-year-old holocaust denier sentenced to 10 months in jail
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If somebody said that about 4 million Jews died during the years of WWII instead the popularly promoted 6, or even just 1 or 2 million, would that be illegal? What if somebody said that about 1 million Jews died specifically at Auschwitz instead of about 4 million, would that be illegal? What if one disputed some details such as methods of execution or other popularly promoted facts? Would it be illegal to conduct historical research and come to the conclusion that 5 million jews were shot and 1 million were gassed instead of the other way around?
To avoid any issues: I'd please request precise notes from the thought police on what opinions are allowed to be expressed or thoughts are allowed to be disagreed with.
Thank you
What, precisely, are 'fighting words'? What, precisely, is 'libel'? 'Fair use'? 'Porn' and 'obscenity'? 'Commercial speech'?
In this case, the thought police would refer you to the German law, summarized at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_against_Holocaust_denial#... .
This of course is protected free speech in the US. Though we need only look at Abrams v. United States, Schenck v. United States and Debs v. United States to see how the Supreme Court once interpreted the First Amendment.