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Europe To Send Conspiracy Theorists To ‘Reeducation Camps’

Citizens in Europe who break new “hate speech” rules on the internet, including those who spread conspiracy theories online, will be forced to attend ‘reeducation camps’. According to section 7 of the European Framework National Statute For The Promotion Of Tolerance: Juveniles convicted of committing crimes listed in paragraph (a) will be required to undergo a rehabilitation programme designed to instill in them a culture of tolerance. The full section reads: Section 7. Penal Sanctions (a) The following acts will be regarded as criminal offences punishable as aggravated crimes: (i) Hate crimes as defined in Section 1(c). (ii) Incitement to violence against a group as defined in Section 1(a). (iii) Group libel as defined in Section 1(b). (iv) Overt approval of a totalitarian ideology, xenophobia or anti-Semitism. (v) Public approval or denial of the Holocaust. (vi) Public approval or denial of any other act of genocide the existence of which has been determined by an international criminal court or tribunal. (b)Juveniles convicted of committing crimes listed in paragraph (a) will be required to undergo a rehabilitation programme designed to instill in them a culture of tolerance. (iv) Overt approval of a totalitarian ideology, xenophobia or anti-Semitism. (v) Public approval or denial of the Holocaust. News of the reeducation camps comes [...]