http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...k-lawyers-sane
Breviks lawyers are preparing a defence which seeks to legitimise his actions somehow through his actions being of a political nature. They will claim that his actions were part of a wider opinion of right wing thinking that is very prevalent. Does anyone think that if this defence is accepted that it will set up a dangerous sort of precedent? Right wing groups will think that any action against immigrants is seen to have validated as its part of a wider opinion?
Quote:
Lippestad used his closing arguments to try to prove to the court that Breivik's claims of being a resistance fighter in a struggle to protect Norway and Europe from being colonised by Muslims were not delusional, but part of a political view shared by other rightwing extremists.
Dangerous precedent if this is accepted as a defence...
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