Kevin Haas

Recently, Kevin Haas, a Jew who lives in Canada, was arrested under its Hate Crime Law and tried in court. 

Haas was arrested when he was putting up signs on a college campus that said, among other things, "Death to Muslims."  He had spray painted, "Die, Muslims, Die," as well as a Star of David in Ryerson University's multi-faith classroom.  Additionally, he had distributed fliers that urged people to "kill these Islamic infidels."  Haas then went to the Muslim and Arab Students Association and slid a letter under their door that promulgated: "Those who follow Islam need to be killed in the worst possible way imaginable."(1)  In total, there were reportedly 15 incidents attributed to him, some of which were brought forth later. 

Death Threats

In America, we of course have Freedom of Speech.  But Haas's acts were even clearly beyond that here because he was engaging in actually threatening folks by specifically targeting where they congregate with his fliers that called for people's deaths "in the worst possible way imaginable."  At least two direct "death threats" were attributed to Haas, though it appears that perhaps there should have been more.Additionally, public vandalism is a crime here in the U.S. as well, and the vandalism in which he engaged by spray painting a classroom's walls, calling for the death of others, was particularly reprehensible

In total, there were reportedly 7 charges against him--5 counts of mischief and 2 threats, all of which were "hate" related--with each reportedly carrying a sentence of 2 years in jail under Canada's hate crime statutes.(2)

Doug Collins

Compare that to what happened to Doug Collins--a non-Jewish man who dared to question the Holocaust in Canada.  He wasn't sure whether 6 million died.  He argued along the lines that, perhaps, there were 5,999,999 Jews who died, or maybe 6,000,001.  He just didn't know.  (Actually, the number was probably between 200 to 300 thousand, as I show in my video "The Persecution of Revisionists: The Holocaust Unveiled," based on Red Cross documents and other information, demonstrating that Collins was significantly wrong in any case.[5])  After spending $200,000 in court costs, he was still fined $3,000.  Collins has since died, with some suspecting the stress of the ordeal quickened Collins's death.(6)  No doubt it didn't help his health.  Haas doesn't appear to have paid a dime and remains healthy.

David Ahenakew

And then let's not forget David Ahenakew.  He got in trouble with Canada's Thought Police.  He was a Canadian Indian who dared to offend the Jews.  Did he threaten the Jews?  No.  Did he put fliers under the Jews' doors or mailed them some nasty letters?  No.  Did he make posters that said, "Kill the Jews"?  No.  Did he spray paint areas where Jews might frequent with statements that said, "Death to Jews"?  Again, no.  So what was his "crime" for which he was punished?

The 71-year-old Ahenakew dared to call Jews a "disease" and said that they were controlling Germany until Hitler came to power, which resulted in Hitler's reported actions, according to Ahenakew: "That's why he fried six million of those guys."(7) 

Certainly, what Ahenakew said was not nice by calling Jews a "disease" or suggesting that they may have gotten what was coming.  But it was his opinion nevertheless.  And he did not say it specifically to a Jew; rather, it was in an interview, with the paper deciding to print his statements for the sensationalism it would generate.