Hook-handed Abu Hamza, preacher at the North London Finsbury Park Mosque, was convicted today on 6 charges of soliciting to murder (inciting violence through his speech) and for possessing a "terror encyclopaedia". Good.
Finsbury Park Mosque has been quite the little Terror 101, shoe bomber Richard Reid passed through there, as did some 9/11 bombers, as did a collection of other terror warriors. The Yemenis want Abu Hamza in connection for the kidnap-murders of 4 Western tourists and the US wants him for the same reason. (He couldn't be extradited to the Yemen because he might have been tortured.) I'd be happy for him to finish his seven years in jail and then take a little tour around the penal systems of the world. This guy is bad news.
Abu Hamza was also convicted of 3 charges of "stirring up racial hatred". What does that mean? Well, actually in Abu Hamza's case, I know exactly what it means - he used his vile sermons to stir up hatred against all kafirs (non-Muslims) and Jews in particular. But I have to say, I'm against the idea of prosecuting people for stirring up an emotion.
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