Thought crime
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Thought crime refers to a kind of crime which punishes a person's opinions. They are considered unconstitutional in the United States because they would openly violate the First Amendment.
This name was popularized by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four novel.
Thought crimes were commonly adopted in the Soviet Union and many other Communist countries.
Today, European Liberals are sometimes tempted with the introduction of laws punishing the expression of opinions, especially involving criticism of Homosexuality.
Cases
- French politician Christian Vanneste was fined by a court in Lille for saying that homosexuality was inferior to heterosexuality and that such practice would be perilous for humanity if it was pushed to the limit.[1][2]