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OT: Two men jailed over "White Lives Matter"

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<https://www.rt.com/news/611045-rotterdam-bridge-white-slogans-display/>

  The duo was sentenced to six months in prison two years after wishing 
Rotterdam residents a ‘Happy White 2023’
Two men jailed over White Lives Matter & other ‘racist’ slogans
FIULE PHOTO: New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over 
the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam ©  Jasper Juinen / Getty Images

Two men have been sentenced to six months in prison in the Netherlands 
for projecting “discriminatory” and otherwise “publicly offensive” 
statements, including “White Lives Matter,” onto the Erasmus Bridge in 
the city of Rotterdam during the 2022-23 New Year’s celebrations.

The Rotterdam court found John A., 26, from Zwijndrecht, and Daniil S., 
36, from Landgraaf, guilty of group insult and incitement to 
discrimination. The verdict, delivered on Wednesday, sentenced them to 
six months in jail.

“I’m John. Just a few hours ago I was sentenced to six months in prison 
for projecting ‘White lives matter’ on the Erasmus Bridge,” one of the 
activists said in a brief video shared on X. “Whether you agree with 
this message or not, this shows that the system is fundamentally anti 
white, and free speech is a lie.”

The duo staged the display that appeared on the Erasmus Bridge just 
after the start of 2023 to a large crowd of revelers at the site and and 
those who watched the celebrations broadcast live on RTL 4. The 
projected slogans included the notorious Fourteen Words coined by the 
late US white supremacist David Lane, as well as more mundane messages 
such as “White Lives Matter” and “Happy White 2023.”

Other phrases were in Dutch and referenced local issues, such as “Zwarte 
Piet did nothing wrong,” referring to a cancel-culture campaign against 
a local traditional Christmas character and St. Nicolas sidekick, Black 
Pete, deemed by the critics to be an offensive blackface tradition.
New Year festivities marred by racist illumination READ MORE: New Year 
festivities marred by racist illumination

In addition to the Erasmus Bridge incident, the men were accused of 
projecting similar messages onto the city halls of Alkmaar and Eindhoven 
in early 2023. During Carnival in Eindhoven, slogans like ‘Keep Lampegat 
white’ and ‘Hello on behalf of white Netherlands’ were displayed.

Both defendants had prior convictions for similar offenses, including 
distributing racist stickers and verbally assaulting individuals, which 
resulted in community service and suspended prison sentences in 2023. 
This time, the prosecution argued for real jail time, citing the high 
public exposure of the bridge display.

The court considered the prosecution’s arguments, the defendants’ prior 
convictions, and their absence from a December hearing when determining 
the six-month sentences.

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OT: Two men jailed over "White Lives Matter" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-17 12:12 -0500
  Re: OT: Two men jailed over "White Lives Matter" DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-17 17:16 -0500
    Re: OT: Two men jailed over WAY MORE THAN JUST "White Lives Matter" Nick Charles - 2025-01-17 17:29 -0500
      Re: OT: Two men jailed over WAY MORE THAN JUST "White Lives Matter" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-17 18:18 -0500
    Re: OT: Two men jailed over "White Lives Matter" CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-17 18:10 -0500

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