Arrested for posting pictures
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Got to be very careful posting anything on the internet these days. If you have an opinion that others may find offensive then there's a chance you can go to jail.
Free speach, freedom of expression, they do not exist today.
I may not agree with your opinion but I will defend your right to give it.
Free speach, freedom of expression, they do not exist today.
I may not agree with your opinion but I will defend your right to give it.
Being arrested on suspicion of commiting a criminal offence is not false imprisonment and therefore not punishable by law.
Frankly, I've wanted to hit the "Like" button on most of PardonTheWait's posts in this thread, he has managed to express my opinion on the matter pretty much perfectly!
Tefal, freedom of speech doesn't have to mean freedom to abuse or freedom to threaten.
And Mickie.... Mickie, Mickie, Mickie.... You need to get a grip on the definition of many many things before you can start using them in an argument or it just makes you sound dumb
Tefal, freedom of speech doesn't have to mean freedom to abuse or freedom to threaten.
And Mickie.... Mickie, Mickie, Mickie.... You need to get a grip on the definition of many many things before you can start using them in an argument or it just makes you sound dumb
Soldato
This pretty much.
He posted it on his wall, ergo his opinion.
If it was posted on the family members of dead relatives then it would be harassment & should be punishable by the law.
Freedom of speech isn't just freedom for people you agree with you give opinions, it involves protecting the right of people you would rather not have the right to voice what they have to say.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=scwf7KmZLec (real link) apologies if the above doesn't work - at work & can't test it.
Put's it well.
This wasn't the case though. Clearly no offence had been committed in the eyes of any reasonable person.
I think last time this was brought up it was said that you are consenting to being offended by attending his shows.
Of course it was the case..he was arrested and subsequently released on bail on suspicion of allegedly committing an offence under the Malicious Communications Act. It is up to the CPS to decide whether the evidence is such that an offence has actually been committed and if so whether it is in the public interest to prosecute...at which point a court will determine his guilt or not as the case may be.
Criminal offences are determined and defined by the law, and he was arrested on suspicion of breaching such a law....just because you don't agree with the law or how it is interpreted doesn't validate or make your statement regarding false imprisonment (another criminal offence determined and defined by the same legal system btw) any less wrong.
You would be required to show that the Police acted illegally and outside of their powers to arrest and detain...in this case it is pretty clear that the chap did exactly what he was arrested on suspicion of doing so it cannot be false imprisonment as the arrest was not illegal to begin with.
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Soldato
Just shows his intelligence tbh.
Idiot.
Idiot.
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haha beaten to it
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Tip for homeless folks - you no longer need to throw a brick through the police station window to get a bed for the night.
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only if people are offended by said re-posting
He wasn't arrested specifically for the picture, but making the offensive comment alongside it.
So if 50% of people find a minority religious belief offensive should it be banned?
The problem with legally protecting beliefs, symbols, political views etc... is that it in turn infringes on the rights of others to air their views, beliefs etc..
You might find my beliefs offensive and I might find yours offensive I don't think anyone has the right to say that a particular belief, view, symbol etc..etc.. is beyond criticism, ridicule or protest or should be offered any greater protection above anything else.
Whether you're pro or anti war, whether you're left wing or right wing, whether you're Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist etc... your views/beliefs and things surrounding those are not and should not be immune to criticism, debate and even ridicule or protest.
To say that things held dear by a majority should be offered greater protection is a very dangerous position to take as it implicitly weakens the views/rights of any minority groups.