Brigitte Bardot is on trial in France for "inciting racial hatred." This is the fifth time she has been sentenced for this crime. Why? Over remarks she made that the Muslim community was "destroying our country and imposing its acts." Reuters, 4/15/08
In France, it is against the law to speak out against any religion (unless it is against Christians) - the sentence will be tougher this time. The prosecutor has said she is tired of prosecuting Bardot and wants a tougher sentence. $23,000 plus several months sentence (suspended).
Free Speech is alive in Europe.