There are no dangerous words, only dangerous ideas. And if the words attributed to him are accurate, Franco Frattini is an idiot. An idiot with dangerous ideas.

‘I do intend to carry out a clear exploring exercise with the private sector … on how it is possible to use technology to prevent people from using or searching dangerous words like bomb, kill, genocide or terrorism,’ Frattini told Reuters.

If he gets his way, you won’t be able to find music:

• graySONGzone by Back Drop Bomb
• Bug Powder Dust by Bomb the Bass
• Killers by Iron Maiden

Or films:

• Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
• Genocide

Or historical events:

• Rwandan Genocide

Or parliamentary bills:

• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill, 2005

Or news articles about Mr Frattini himself:

• EU proposes anti-terror measures

Or even bomb recipes:

• Chocolate Love Bomb

While we’re at it, let’s add ‘stupid’, ‘idiot’, and ‘dumbass’ to the list of proscribed words, so that people don’t find articles criticising this kind of thinking.