So, we've had no arrests for burning poppies, saying British soldiers should die and go to hell, saying transitioning children is wrong and teaching a dog a Nazi salute? The police are not explicitly saying they will arrest people for tweets? This is what we are countering.
Having accepted that freedom of speech does not include the right to inflict your speech on unwilling listeners, yes, I really want people to be able to express any ideas without restriction.
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So the victims have to run away from the speaker, or avoid social media?
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Walk away, yes. Don't follow racists etc.
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Or do and argue with them. I want to be able to criticise religion. Many people find this appalling and are very hurt by it. It now counts as hate speech and can be prosecuted.
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You can criticise religion. You and I both do that.
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But it now counts as hate speech. I could be arrested if I said something offensive and a religious person reported me. I probably won't be but things are getting worse, not better. Someone was arrested for saying children shouldn't be transitioned.
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Really? Do you have a link? I can’t find one.
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Do you have the detail of what she is supposed to have said to cause this and what the outcome was? The nuances of British law are decided by the outcomes of cases.
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