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The judges in the Western High Court could not agree on a case about racist jokes. (Archive photo) Photo: Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix

Jokes about jews and black people lead to sentence

The Western High Court of Denmark affirmed that a series of jokes about jews and black people are punishable by law, following a case that has garnered attention. The court agreed with the Holstebro City Court that numerous statements labeled as ‘Jewish jokes’ and ‘Black jokes’ violated the...

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