You mean the argument where I quite clearly said he should not be arrested or the argument where I basically stated he was a ****.
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You mean the argument where I quite clearly said he should not be arrested or the argument where I basically stated he was a ****.
Caporegime
The quote I posted is one of inciting hatred and violence. Don't try to simplify this into a set of words that are acceptable and a set that aren't, you have to look at the message behind the words and make a judgement accordingly.
Caporegime
If someone from the EDL said:
"All Muslims should DIE & go to HELL! THE LOWLIFE **** SCUM! gotta problem go cry at your Muslim graves & wish they hell because that's where they are going... "
You'd agree that it was inciting hatred against Muslims?
"All Muslims should DIE & go to HELL! THE LOWLIFE **** SCUM! gotta problem go cry at your Muslim graves & wish they hell because that's where they are going... "
You'd agree that it was inciting hatred against Muslims?
I think we should criticise but i know this is just going to waste soo much money as usual, This wasnt meant to be a racist comment it was meant to be a comment saying get rid of him so we don't have to fork out loads of money as per usual.
As above.
Possibly. However I've seen far worse abuse directed at bankers, but not one cared then. I cannot help but feel if he had written "dentists" instead of "soldiers" then nothing would have happened.
Caporegime
That's because the message behind that statement about dentists would be taken as a joke, a perfectly acceptable joke because dentists inflict pain on their patients as part of their treatment and because dentists aren't getting blown up by terrorist scum. I swear that common sense has been all but eradicated on these forums sometimes.
Soldato
I'm failing to understand where any of you see he has a point? He has no point due to his ridiculous rant: "ALL SOLDIERS SHOULD DIE AND GO TO HELL"
He doesn't make any point, it's just an anger fuelled rant. It's also an overreaction by the authorities, just as it would be if anyone wrote anything on the contrary i.e. "all Taliban should die, all blacks should die, all whites, all Pakistanis, etc etc"
He doesn't make any point, it's just an anger fuelled rant. It's also an overreaction by the authorities, just as it would be if anyone wrote anything on the contrary i.e. "all Taliban should die, all blacks should die, all whites, all Pakistanis, etc etc"
the offended wouldn't show up in court.
Soldato
Exactly. Free speech is free speech. You may not like what is being said but if it's not illegal...
Soldato
If World War 3 started I'm sure the UK would fighting for the good of the world and I'd probably volunteer rather than be drafted.
However I'm not going to fight for something I don't believe in and if that means the Governmemt puts me in the clink then so be it. That's the price I pay for my belief. I'm am not the Governments pawn.
Caporegime
But what Mr Ahmed said might be illegal, therefore he has been arrested. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
You're right, clearly we are all lacking common sense. In an ideal world with common sense, we should all be arrested for saying something bad on Facebook.
One can dream...
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What a moron. He deserves everything he gets.
The 8 people who liked it should have the book thrown at them as well.
Caporegime
He'd have been arrested for saying it in the street, why should the fact he said it on facebook make a difference? Don't pretend that facebook is insignificant.
