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    UK Proposes Prison Time For Offensive Online Posts

    UK Proposes Prison Time For Offensive Online Posts
    Amy Balog

    The Sentencing Council for England and Wales has drafted new guidelines proposing prison sentences of between 26 weeks and six years for social media posts deemed hostile toward a race, religion or sexual identity.
    The proposals have been made in relation to the Public Order Act, which prohibits all activities “intended or likely to stir up hatred” against minority groups, including transgender people. Many of the examples in the document reference social media use.
    Those “in a position of trust, authority or influence” abusing their position to stir up hatred are facing the harshest sentences. The suggested punishment will also be more severe if the offender has a particularly large online following or if he or she is associated with any groups promoting hatred based on race or religion.
    Here's the rest of the story:

    http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/10/uk...-online-posts/

    Well, the UK has been showing it's authority lately. No sharped-edge weapons, you cannot scream at your wife, now, you cannot express your opinion without fear of jail time. Folks, this is what socialism looks like...now they have applied force which now qualifies as communism.




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    Damn, thats not right at all. It's almost beyond belief. I guess we'll be seeing our own version here in the US soon, then. Wait... does this mean next time Prince Charles calls someone a "darkie", he will go to prison?

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    On second thought, this is really scary. This trend means in the not-too-distant fututre, none of us will be arguing here on the forum, we will all be fighting in the pennitentiary together. I call dibs on the bottom bunk!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    UK Proposes Prison Time For Offensive Online Posts
    Amy Balog

    The Sentencing Council for England and Wales has drafted new guidelines proposing prison sentences of between 26 weeks and six years for social media posts deemed hostile toward a race, religion or sexual identity.
    The proposals have been made in relation to the Public Order Act, which prohibits all activities “intended or likely to stir up hatred” against minority groups, including transgender people. Many of the examples in the document reference social media use.
    Those “in a position of trust, authority or influence” abusing their position to stir up hatred are facing the harshest sentences. The suggested punishment will also be more severe if the offender has a particularly large online following or if he or she is associated with any groups promoting hatred based on race or religion.
    Here's the rest of the story:

    http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/10/uk...-online-posts/

    Well, the UK has been showing it's authority lately. No sharped-edge weapons, you cannot scream at your wife, now, you cannot express your opinion without fear of jail time. Folks, this is what socialism looks like...now they have applied force which now qualifies as communism.





    Why did we spend all those lives saving them from Hitler again?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    UK Proposes Prison Time For Offensive Online Posts
    Amy Balog

    The Sentencing Council for England and Wales has drafted new guidelines proposing prison sentences of between 26 weeks and six years for social media posts deemed hostile toward a race, religion or sexual identity.
    The proposals have been made in relation to the Public Order Act, which prohibits all activities “intended or likely to stir up hatred” against minority groups, including transgender people. Many of the examples in the document reference social media use.
    Those “in a position of trust, authority or influence” abusing their position to stir up hatred are facing the harshest sentences. The suggested punishment will also be more severe if the offender has a particularly large online following or if he or she is associated with any groups promoting hatred based on race or religion.
    Here's the rest of the story:

    http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/10/uk...-online-posts/

    Well, the UK has been showing it's authority lately. No sharped-edge weapons, you cannot scream at your wife, now, you cannot express your opinion without fear of jail time. Folks, this is what socialism looks like...now they have applied force which now qualifies as communism.
    Censorship in it's purest form, dictated by the government. Definitely not good.
    God Bless America, God Bless our Military and God Bless the Police who defended the country against the insurgents on January 6, 2021

    Think 3rd party for 2024 folks. Clean up America.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gamewell45 View Post
    Censorship in it's purest form, dictated by the government. Definitely not good.
    Also, nothing to do with socialism, by the way. Repressive, authoritarian governments arise in all sorts of political environments.
    Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard

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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Also, nothing to do with socialism, by the way. Repressive, authoritarian governments arise in all sorts of political environments.
    You make a very good point.
    God Bless America, God Bless our Military and God Bless the Police who defended the country against the insurgents on January 6, 2021

    Think 3rd party for 2024 folks. Clean up America.

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    Just offensive posts aimed at minority groups? That's offensive, in itself.

    If you're going to implement something like that, it should encompass ALL people, not just specific groups.

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    I'd like to hear how we're not the freest country on earth as some claim.
    Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Also, nothing to do with socialism, by the way. Repressive, authoritarian governments arise in all sorts of political environments.

    Almost always without resets

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