big difference between "free speech" and "inciting hatred".

personally, he should have considered the rolling stones lips, or the who's target, as a tattoo instead. Or that of a f**king great big anchor.

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on July 31st 2013 at 16:10:12

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They should cut it off with a big blunt knife (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 31, 14:57:40
- i hope you are proud of yourself now (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 31, 16:04:13
  - ceebbe knoweth not what he done or not what he doeth. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 16:10:52
  - Epic trolling to be fair (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 31, 16:05:00
    - For a change. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 16:05:48
      - textbook (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 31, 16:08:57
- Fuck me if that was the other way round... (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jul 31, 15:09:09
  - i think the big message to take from this (General Chat) - fal5taff, Jul 31, 15:19:52
    - cf rape threats on Twitter (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 31, 15:41:07
      - terrorism.... what a ludicrous word in criminal law (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:22:22
        
        Hair go. (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jul 31, 16:29:28
        
        The ANC were a terrorist organisation... (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:35:29
        
        What freedoms have you lost mate? (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Jul 31, 16:28:28
        
        ... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:40:53
        
        too many words. just summise how your day to day life has been affected.. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Jul 31, 16:47:58
        
        day to day life? Day to day life was fine in Iraq under Saddam. That is not the point. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:52:37
        
        Well that's clearly just poor policing rather than a sudden diversion into a Police State? (General Chat) - lurd, Jul 31, 16:58:36
        
        So conspiracy to commit mass murder was not an offence before this act? (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 17:05:45
      - Nail, hammer and head. Freedom of expression is NOT absolute. (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jul 31, 15:55:40
      - ^time for vimto! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 15:43:14
    - 100% this... Just look back at how other dubious laws have been subsequently abused (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:31:32
    - because its inciting hatred, perhaps?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 15:21:35
      - Islam is not a race (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:32:00
        
        Stock answers should really relevant to the question. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 15:43:15
        
        i didnt say it was tbf. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 15:42:02
        
        good point, I should have spotted your name (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:47:30
        
        ? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 15:54:35
        
        Sure it is. They do it in canoes and skiing (General Chat) - Fozzie, Jul 31, 15:40:11
      - um (General Chat) - fal5taff, Jul 31, 15:23:06
        
        Why not shout about bombing a mosque in the City, or wearing it as a t-shirt? (n/m) (General Chat) - mr chimp, Jul 31, 15:34:23
        
        Does Richard Dawkins incite religious hatred? (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:38:51
        
        No (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 31, 15:41:59
        
        thx Old Man... saved me typing the same. People need to get their heads around (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 31, 15:47:39
        
        people should get their heads around the myth of freedom of speech (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 31, 15:54:36
        
        so having a tattoo of a mosque blowing up is advocating it... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:42:56
        
        I'm sure it would hae been ok had he had a big diagonal line drawn through it with the (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 16:17:26
        
        Well he's not being fucking ironic is he. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 31, 15:48:42
        
        Well it's certainly supporting the idea surely (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 31, 15:44:41
        
        What is it then (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 15:44:15
        
        it is a tattoo.... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:49:26
        
        What if held up a placard saying 'Bomb a Mosque' or 'Murder Muslims'? (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 31, 15:51:12
        
        Yes..... I would not arrest this lot for example. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:52:58
        
        You'd just blow them up? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 31, 15:54:44
        
        No (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:11:05
        
        He's not advocating blowing up mosques though, silly boy (n/m) (General Chat) - Edwardo, Jul 31, 15:39:49
        
        until he actually blows up a mosque or starts planning such a an attack (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:44:34
        
        He's free to advertise that Muslims should be blown to bits? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 31, 15:29:09
        
        free speech needs to be defended. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Jul 31, 15:41:46
        
        big difference between "free speech" and "inciting hatred". (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 31, 16:10:12
        
        Yes if it's his body. (General Chat) - Pygmy bulb, Jul 31, 15:40:35
        
        so you recognise there's a distinction between committing violence and an opinion? (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 31, 15:46:57
        
        vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 31, 15:50:47
        
        Well said (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 15:49:00
        
        What you mean is (General Chat) - Pygmy bulb, Jul 31, 16:44:08
        
        who chooses which violence it is legitimate to advocate? (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:51:06
        
        In that instance, our elected representatives. Who you can vote against. (n/m) (General Chat) - Edwardo, Jul 31, 15:53:39
        
        So by your argument (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 15:53:05
        
        yes. If that is what they want to do. (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:53:48
        
        I've not given you a single reason to believe I support any violence (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 15:56:07
        
        It's not an extreme view to think that you should be able to express whatever you want. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Jul 31, 15:59:05
        
        with more rights being taken away as we speak... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:09:28
        
        You hopeless twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 16:02:44
        
        lol. Nicely summerised. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 31, 16:09:05
        
        It's fucking illegal to incite violence (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 31, 16:00:42
        
        Hate crimes... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 16:33:35
        
        so what? (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 31, 15:30:37

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