From guns, to the video, to the manifesto now, New Zealand is setting a record for showing the worst way to respond to a mass shooting and how quickly a country can shut down rights. And frankly doing exactly what the shooter wanted them to do.
Via The Hill:
New Zealand on Saturday announced a ban on the possession and distribution of a manifesto allegedly written by the suspect behind attacks at two mosques last week.
The country’s Office of Film and Literature Classification said the document is objectionable under law.
“There is an important distinction to be made between ‘hate speech,’ which may be rejected by many right-thinking people, but which is legal to express, and this type of publication, which is deliberately constructed to inspire further murder and terrorism,” New Zealand’s Chief Censor David Shanks said in a statement. “It crosses the line.”
Shanks called on the public to delete any copies of the manifesto, as well as report it when it is discovered online.
“New Zealanders can all play a part in denying those who exhort hatred, killing and terror,” Shanks said. “Do not support the murderous objectives of its author by republishing or distributing it.”