Okay Mr. Perfect I will remember to re-read all my posts from now on and make the necessary changes, as making a mistake while typing quickly is a 1st world problem. You have looked stupid though as you said being stupid isn't a crime then above you said it was racially aggravated?
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Okay Mr. Perfect I will remember to re-read all my posts from now on and make the necessary changes, as making a mistake while typing quickly is a 1st world problem. You have looked stupid though as you said being stupid isn't a crime then above you said it was racially aggravated?
Good Christ, it was simply a comment made on Facebook! Why on Earth are the Police getting involved? If the punk said something stupid that get's him in trouble, then to be honest, with the nature of his remarks, that's his own damn fault.
Frightening times to be honest.
Frightening times to be honest.
I am not sure how the Facebook post would be considered a racially aggravated thing and it is dubious as to whether it is a public order offense. However it would depend a lot on where and how it was posted. At the end of the day there is no valid distinction for online and offline behaviour, both are real world, both need to follow the same rules.
It would not surprise me if there is more to it than just that post.
It would not surprise me if there is more to it than just that post.
Well, there's two ways to look at that.
Either he gets what he 'deserves' from the general populace (which is at the very least a good hiding in their opinion) or he gets protection and charged with a crime.
The Police, by being present and limiting his movements, were preventing a crime taking place. That's their job.
That's my thinking. I can't see where the racially aggravated part has come from there.
There are unsubstantiated rumours around here about other things that were done, but what I have said (despite being knocked by Ahleckz) has been reported on, or I have seen first hand.
I don't think people are defending the guy, people are saying that it's utterly stupid to prosecute someone for what he said.
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I don't see how that is arrestable but it was offensive. Anyways the lad has a point, we shouldn't forget about those innocents killed.
And do we normally curtail the rights of a potential victim? Seems a rather strange way of going about it. So if there is a burglar in my area would the police take away all my property to stop them nicking it?
Saying that though the bloke is a plonker and probably needs a good slap ... no sleep lost from me if it does happen.
It is there job but it is hardly consistent, clear cut law enforcement. It is open to abuse when the police are judge and jury. If you are correct Gilly then it's lazy policing removing freedoms.
Just because its over the interwebz, doesn't mean you can say what you like without being held accountable.
I agree. Mrk claimed that it wasn't a criminal offence yet the bloke should be fined regardless. I was wondering why we should be fining someone if that person, in his eyes (and mine, incidentally) hadn't done anything criminal.
I'm right wing and i think this is ridiculous, maybe you're forgetting but it's the left-wing that has a history of thought police and the nanny state.
This. He's not inciting anybody to do anything.