raven
01-08-2006, 12:06 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomasz_Winnicki
Tomasz Winnicki (born 1975) is a white supremacist and anti-Semite based in London, Ontario. He is the subject of complaints before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for his activities and is also facing criminal charges on weapons offences.
Winnicki is a prolific poster on the racist Vanguard News Network (VNN) web forum. Winnicki had previously posted using the username Thexder_3D however he later opted to post using his real name. Winnicki is noted for the often angry tone of his posts which are almost always laced with profanity and racial slurs.
As a result of his online writings, Ottawa human rights lawyer Richard Warman filed a federal human rights complaint against Winnicki. Winnicki has now been the subject of hearings before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in August and October of 2005 with closing arguments scheduled for Dec. 12, 2005. If found to have violated the Canadian Human Rights Act, Winnicki may face a permanent cease and desist order, a penalty of up to $10,000 and damages of up to $60,000 for naming the complainant personally in the discriminatory material and attempting to retaliate against him for having filed the complaint.
The Federal Court of Canada issued an injunction against Winnicki on October 4, 2005 enjoining him from posting hate propaganda until the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issues a decision in the case against him. The judge said:
"Having looked at these messages in their entirety and in context, I have no doubt that they are likely to expose persons of the Jewish faith to hatred or contempt, as these concepts have been defined in Nealy, supra, and approved in Taylor, supra. And the same can be said of the messages which target persons of the black race. They are undoubtedly as vile as one can imagine and are not only discriminatory but threatening to the victims they target."
He went on to say:
"In conclusion, I have no hesitation in holding that the words complained of are so manifestly contrary to the letter and the spirit of s. 13 of the CHRA that any finding to the contrary would be considered highly suspect."
(paragraphs 41 and 42 of the judgement - link below)
Winnicki has been criticized by some of his fellow white supremacists for employing a Chinese-Canadian lawyer, Chi-Kun Shi, to defend him before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
In addition to his online activities, Winnicki has attended a number of protests within London, Ontario where he resides with his mother, as well as some others outside of London. In September 2004 Winnicki and three others were stopped by the police as they were driving to rally in support of Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel in Toronto. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, having weapons at a public meeting and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after Toronto police found throwing throwing knives, a bow and arrows, and body armour in the vehicle he was driving to the rally.
Winnicki and his family emigrated to Canada from Poland in 1987 after having first emigrated to Italy for a year and a half.
Just get a load of this folks. Some dude from London,Ontario had charges pressed against him for writing "hate speech" on VNN. Gotta love the Canadian government. Which is why people should never use their real name on the internet. This is ridiculous. I can't tell you how ashamed I feel of being Canadian sometimes. This government and justice system are an embarrassment. Prosecuting a guy for ranting on VNN forums. Something is terribly wrong with this country.
Tomasz Winnicki (born 1975) is a white supremacist and anti-Semite based in London, Ontario. He is the subject of complaints before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for his activities and is also facing criminal charges on weapons offences.
Winnicki is a prolific poster on the racist Vanguard News Network (VNN) web forum. Winnicki had previously posted using the username Thexder_3D however he later opted to post using his real name. Winnicki is noted for the often angry tone of his posts which are almost always laced with profanity and racial slurs.
As a result of his online writings, Ottawa human rights lawyer Richard Warman filed a federal human rights complaint against Winnicki. Winnicki has now been the subject of hearings before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in August and October of 2005 with closing arguments scheduled for Dec. 12, 2005. If found to have violated the Canadian Human Rights Act, Winnicki may face a permanent cease and desist order, a penalty of up to $10,000 and damages of up to $60,000 for naming the complainant personally in the discriminatory material and attempting to retaliate against him for having filed the complaint.
The Federal Court of Canada issued an injunction against Winnicki on October 4, 2005 enjoining him from posting hate propaganda until the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issues a decision in the case against him. The judge said:
"Having looked at these messages in their entirety and in context, I have no doubt that they are likely to expose persons of the Jewish faith to hatred or contempt, as these concepts have been defined in Nealy, supra, and approved in Taylor, supra. And the same can be said of the messages which target persons of the black race. They are undoubtedly as vile as one can imagine and are not only discriminatory but threatening to the victims they target."
He went on to say:
"In conclusion, I have no hesitation in holding that the words complained of are so manifestly contrary to the letter and the spirit of s. 13 of the CHRA that any finding to the contrary would be considered highly suspect."
(paragraphs 41 and 42 of the judgement - link below)
Winnicki has been criticized by some of his fellow white supremacists for employing a Chinese-Canadian lawyer, Chi-Kun Shi, to defend him before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
In addition to his online activities, Winnicki has attended a number of protests within London, Ontario where he resides with his mother, as well as some others outside of London. In September 2004 Winnicki and three others were stopped by the police as they were driving to rally in support of Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel in Toronto. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, having weapons at a public meeting and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after Toronto police found throwing throwing knives, a bow and arrows, and body armour in the vehicle he was driving to the rally.
Winnicki and his family emigrated to Canada from Poland in 1987 after having first emigrated to Italy for a year and a half.
Just get a load of this folks. Some dude from London,Ontario had charges pressed against him for writing "hate speech" on VNN. Gotta love the Canadian government. Which is why people should never use their real name on the internet. This is ridiculous. I can't tell you how ashamed I feel of being Canadian sometimes. This government and justice system are an embarrassment. Prosecuting a guy for ranting on VNN forums. Something is terribly wrong with this country.