Isis Troll. How many yards down your road would he have made it??

Amp34 · 6 Jul 2015 at 12:54

RDM said:
The man is a bit of an idiot but, thankfully for large swathes of the population, being a bit of an idiot isn't illegal.

Freedom of expression and all that.

Ironically (or not...) many of the reactions posted on here I would associate more with someone walking down a street in the middle a Syrian city with a burning Koran...

Edit: luckily we live in a more civilised society and carrying a flag doesn't warrant being beaten up.

Skunkworks · 6 Jul 2015 at 12:57

One relevant passage from the Public Order Act 1986, which covers England and Wales, says someone is guilty of causing "harassment, alarm or distress" if they "display any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby".

Hmm, that sounds like it could be used against drawings of Mo.

The pan-UK Terrorism Act 2000 is also relevant. "A person in a public place commits an offence if he (a) wears an item of clothing, or (b) wears, carries or displays an article, in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation."

That sounds like it hits the nail on the head.

LordSplodge · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:00

Dumb move really as it could have ended badly for the bloke, but it is 'just a bloke with a flag' so not that worthy of so much panty twisting.

Loving the Keyboard Warrior brigade.

Christmas themed thank · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:00

ISIS must be stopped.

Bensons · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:05

RyanF said:
If he hadn't got the kid I'd have definitely thrown a punch or two in his direction.

lol even if you did you would be the one arrested.

C.R.A.Z.Y · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:11

Bensons said:
lol even if you did you would be the one arrested.

And rightly so, I don't agree with a violent barbaric group of people so I'm going to be violent in responce :rolleyes:

The irony is sadly lost on most of them

megakid · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:15

OldCoals said:
Removing the flag will just re-enforce to a minority that UK Muslims are persecuted. The best thing we all could do is just walk by and laugh.

Quoted for truth. As some people are saying, freedom works both ways. We can lower ourselves to their levels by assaulting him on the streets of London for banding around a flag (e.g. aka Charlie Hebdo attack in a lesser extreme) or we can hold our heads high - confident that our values of freedom can conquer this despicable cult.

Yes it's annoying to see but can't people see he's just trying to get a rise out of people, to try to prove that we're as bad as they are?

Instead of worrying about this chap hold a flag, we need to come down hard on those actually carrying out attacks in and around the 'caliphate' against innocent people.

Bensons · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:15

Why can't they show his face? Someone must have a picture of his face.

McGray · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:16

How available are these flags?

No vigilantism from me but it would certainly raise an eyebrow and I would hope the Police have noted his details...

Tefal · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:16

wouldnt this be a public order offence?

Tefal · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:17

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
And rightly so, I don't agree with a violent barbaric group of people so I'm going to be violent in responce The irony is sadly lost on most of them

what if you disagree with a violent barbaric group being violent and barbaric to innocents so you decide to use violence to protect the innocent?

you know like the reasoning we have behind a police force.

Amp34 · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:17

Skunkworks said:
Hmm, that sounds like it could be used against drawings of Mo.

That sounds like it hits the nail on the head.

n such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation."

That, I assume, is why he was spoken to by the police. He obviously had an answer that then satisfied the police that he wasn't a member of supporter of an organisation.

He'll probably turn out to be a reporter recording a channel 4 program...

drs101 · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:19

isnt isis a proscribed organisation?

Lopéz · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:25

I probably wouldn't have even noticed of I'm honest.

wildman · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:39

drs101 said:
isnt isis a proscribed organisation?

no, or at least not yet. Source below. Although I have no doubt that will be updated soon to include them.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...nt_data/file/417888/Proscription-20150327.pdf

bitslice · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:40

"A person in a public place commits an offence if he (a) wears an item of clothing,

That sounds a bit extreme to me, it sounds like it would ban all those sad Che Guevara t-shirts.

Personally anything that reminds idiot liberals that they have naively allowed a violent Fifth Column freedom to breed in the UK, is a good thing

More flag wearing hipsters please :cool:

c@tbyte · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:40

I'd have just laughed then told him to take his wife home.
(Quite a few seem to like them young).

leaskovski · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:42

Does it even mention as to why he was doing it?

Scam · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:42

c@tbyte said:
I'd have just laughed then told him to take his wife home.
(Quite a few seem to like them young).

lol that probably would end up with him getting arrested at least! (After him assaulting you, I mean)

C.R.A.Z.Y · 6 Jul 2015 at 13:44

Tefal said:
what if you disagree with a violent barbaric group being violent and barbaric to innocents so you decide to use violence to protect the innocent?

you know like the reasoning we have behind a police force.

It's called reasonable force and of course it should be used to protect the innocent, I don't see how that is relevant to someone being physically assaulted for carrying a particular type of fabric!!

Isis Troll. How many yards down your road would he have made it??

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