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Originally Posted by NdMk2o1o
I'm sorry but no, no it isn't the same as someone anonymously drawing a cartoon and publishing it on the interwebz, which if I recall was from a swedish paper not the UK. That's is a lot different than taking to the streets and burning flags of the country you live in and are deemed as a citizen, mocking dead soldiers on a day synonymously associatted with the atrocities of the 1st and 2nd WW when a lot of UK (as well as other nations) men and women died to protect that freedom of speech they so value.
This is not freedom of speech, these are threats they are making this is incitement and hate mongering which the last time I looked is against the law of this country and no longer qualifies under freedom of speech, and damn right too.
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Originally Posted by human_error
They don't have the right to bring religious or political hatred. There is no right to free speech in the UK as we lack a constitution (although it is usually an accepted freedom, with some restrictions on spreading hatred or causing undue distress we do not have a right to it).
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Hate mongering and incitement of terrorism yes, that should be stopped, but mocking dead soldiers (and symbols attached to them) we have no say in my opinion. British soldiers have bled defending my rights, I am grateful for what they have done for me (and I pay my respects), but I cannot force everyone to share the same views as me. My mother (as a teacher) told me that troublemakers want attention, and as long as they are ignored their raison d'etre will fade. I am not sure how classroom control translates to real world, but I am willing to give it a try.