Part of the reason I do not say much any more is this.
I was trying to get in touch with a friend last week, someone in the UK, who often writes about Israel and apartheid. Regardless of my or your thoughts on that subject, my old friend was consistent with his view, and posted daily on fb. It turns out some people were offended by his writing, even though he never swore, and never forced his opinion on anyone, he just wrote his own thoughts.
I managed to get in touch with his wife who told me he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for writing about his displeasure of the situation in Israel and Palestine. The judge apparently claimed it could have been worse, and he could have given him 7 years!
So for writing his thoughts on the middle east, he now gets 5 years of not seeing, raising and supporting his own 3 children, I find this beyond unfair and past insane, why do people vote for these leaches in power is beyond me.
I know they changed the law in 2003 from actual to perceived, to make it easier to find people guilty. I though now needed to find this hate speech nonsense law, and see what they are abusing now.
Get a load of this.
Hate speech laws in England and Wales are found in several statutes. Expressions of hatred toward someone on account of that person's colour, race, disability, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origin, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation is forbidden. Any communication which is threatening or abusive, and is intended to harass, alarm, or distress someone is forbidden. The penalties for hate speech include fines, imprisonment, or both.
Statutes
In England and Wales and Scotland the Public Order Act 1986 prohibits, by its Part 3, expressions of racial hatred, which is defined as hatred against a group of persons by reason of the group's colour, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins. Section 18 of the Act says:
A person who uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or displays any written material which is threatening, abusive or insulting, is guilty of an offence if—
(a) he intends thereby to stir up racial hatred, or
(b) having regard to all the circumstances racial hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby.
Offences under Part 3 carry a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment or a fine or both.[8]
The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 inserted Section 4A into the Public Order Act 1986. That part prohibits anyone from causing alarm or distress. Section 4A states, in part:
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, he—
(a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
(b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
thereby causing that or another person harassment, alarm or distress.
...
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.[9]
The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 amended the Public Order Act 1986 by adding Part 3A. That Part says, "A person who uses threatening words or behaviour, or displays any written material which is threatening, is guilty of an offence if he intends thereby to stir up religious hatred."
So there you go.
It is clear they have made the system, their system easier to en-prison people, based on someone being offended, as they perceive it. You need nothing of fact, only perception, and as we all at times have perceptual flaws, this is dangerous ground to be treading, one small nudge and they will push people too far, when is that moment? who knows, not long now though!
That part prohibits anyone from causing alarm or distress.
The above is part of that law, what is alarm anyway? The law is confused.
It is not racist or hateful against a group of people to point out when the nation they reside in is doing something wrong. These laws are unjust and disgusting how they are applied in this manner.
I agree entirely, though it is all done to silence descent, and further divide a divided people, they do not want open discussion any more, hatred and fear rules the day, and the law, fear we will all one day come together, to get rid of the greedy.
Completely correct. Those in power are entirely corrupt and doing every dirty, disgusting trick they can think of to maintain and consolidate their power. They should all be in prison.
For real?
I've been going on about zionist scum, the rotchilds, and the holohoax online for 16 years now since I first learned who did 911
Yep for real, it seems to be coming normal to silence people in the UK now, sad times indeed.
I picked up on it as he was a prolific poster on fb, and I was using fb to keep in touch with family and Tom Duggan via messages, and my buddy was normally the first post I would see, then nothing, and just selfie people.
The dancing Israelis eh lol, oh yes the ICTS is good at a false flag or 3.
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Thank you kindly.
The law alarms me!
Sounds like the legislators need to
be jailed (5 years) for hate speech.
Me also, and I nearly said metoo though they hardly need my support lol.
You need a law degree to even read most app terms and conditions. :-)
Or just decline all the TOSsers
They will mourn the loss of free speech when they have backed their citizens so far into the corner the citizens have nothing left to lose. The citizens are already there, they just haven't accepted it yet.
They are at that point, though with the UK having more cameras on every street than any other country, it is hard to even break wind without someone or big brother watching.
It is getting worse also, with the internet of things, there will be a listening device in every street light, so the silencing of the people will be complete, and people say China is oppressive, the UK takes the lead.
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1012504/westminster-snoops-install-microphones-on-lampposts
You need to move man, we're not giving
up free speech in America. That is just so
ridiculous and so very very subjective.
I did 6 years ago, ditched my passport along the way also, I am saddened though the mess, those in power have made my once nice country, it now reflects politicians souls, dirty, divided, hateful and corrupt.
It's crazy how fast they changed things.
You need to move man,
We're not giving up free speech
In America.
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Thanks for covering this! Excellent post - resteemed. So sad to hear though about your friend. The tyranny just keeps marching on...
Thanks my friend, it is indeed sad.
Tactics have changed but denying the state today is like denying god centuries ago, submision culture with fear seasoning.
Indeed my friend indeed.
Shameful!
Sadly yes, how times change, the law is biased and unfair for Locals, as the prison for profit reaches new goals.
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Private prison
A private prison, or for-profit prison, is a place in which individuals are physically confined or incarcerated by a third party that is contracted by a government agency. Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or monthly rate, either for each prisoner in the facility, or for each place available, whether occupied or not. Such contracts may be for the operation only of a facility, or for design, construction and operation.
Private prisons are controversial.
Free speech died, anything else that we say now is just to deceive us, people can say what they want whenever they do not hear the authority, otherwise they will silence you. In my country, Venezuela, last year they enacted the Constitutional Law against Hate, for Peaceful Coexistence and Tolerance, to silence any dissent.
Indeed, highly agreed, have they outlawed outside gatherings of more than 5 - 7 people yet? that normally comes in to law, when governments are feeling under pressure of a revolt.
No, luckily the government does not have the capacity to carry out this type of surveillance.
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Wow they could put any one in prison with those laws. Now they have given them selves the power. Just beyond belief mate. That sux to here about your friend being in prison.
This is why the keep adding amendments to the laws, to make it easier to silence everyone, minorities though get to use these laws against the natives, though not vice versa also.
That is true mate.