12 Nov 2012 13:45:00
i have recovered,right bk to something i read a few minutes ago the set light to a poppy on a social network site and arrested on suspicion of an offence under the malicious communications act , Jesus Christ were is this all going to end? don't get me wrong the teenager who done it is a bellend and if he done it in a pub i would have prob slapped him but this witchunt on social network sites is very worrying ,this country very soon is going to become a police state,judge dredd springs to mind.
frankyscouse {Ed001's Note - it is worrying that there has been such an uproar over McLean choosing not to wear a poppy on his shirt for Sunderland. Whether I agree with his choice or not, I fully support his right to make the choice he feels is the correct one.}
How come no action is taken against the Muslims and others that protest in the streets chanting British soldiers go to hell...
JK92 {Ed001's Note - why should there be action against them? Surely they have a right to voice their opinion? Just so long as they don't resort to violence, I don't see what the problem is, though I can't say I agree with their opinion myself.}
JK92 {Ed001's Note - why should there be action against them? Surely they have a right to voice their opinion? Just so long as they don't resort to violence, I don't see what the problem is, though I can't say I agree with their opinion myself.}
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Well the problem i have is that they expect to live over here and then they slag our armed forces off and chant those vile chants..
if it was the other way around and i was shouting death to all muslims in a muslim country it would be a hate crime and i would get killed on the spot by the locals..
JK92 {Ed001's Note - so living over here means they are not allowed to slag off the armed forces that are engaged in illegal wars in their countries? Your comparison was not relevant, they aren't shouting death to all non-Muslims are they?}
if it was the other way around and i was shouting death to all muslims in a muslim country it would be a hate crime and i would get killed on the spot by the locals..
JK92 {Ed001's Note - so living over here means they are not allowed to slag off the armed forces that are engaged in illegal wars in their countries? Your comparison was not relevant, they aren't shouting death to all non-Muslims are they?}
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Jk92 it is distasteful for anyone protesting about soldiers forced to go to afganistan then coming home in a parade or a coffin ,to me the protesters let them selves down and should protest at the real culprits the government , we should be careful what we want if people are happy with police charging anyone that might cause offense but they can not charge well known pedo rings of the rich and famous then the sh$t will deffo hit the fan.
frankyscouse
frankyscouse
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Imo ed if they want to do their protesting it should be done in their own country, it causes to much trouble between the two.
JK92 {Ed001's Note - sorry but they have every right to protest here and how do you know they aren't British anyway?}
JK92 {Ed001's Note - sorry but they have every right to protest here and how do you know they aren't British anyway?}
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99% of Muslims in this country are British. So obviously they have the same rights as any other British citizen. There protests seem to be for the British government to stop attacking/causing wars in Muslim countries. There does not seem to be anything wrong with that all they are after is peace. I will give you an example if the British were to go to war with Homer Simpson I am certain the whole of Springfield will have something to say about the British! I apologise for an immature example but I did not want to offend anyone by using real people/country.
Love&peace2theworld
Love&peace2theworld
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The ones like Hamza and Qatada weren't born here and are/ were happy to rake in fortunes in benefits, and those 2 were calling for detah to all non muslims.
I've no problem with people protesting but there's a right way and wrong way and very often they choose the wrong way.
I'm not pro war by any means but i have a lot of mates in the forces and it is distasteful in the extreme when bodies are coming back and the hate mobs are on stirred up by fantatic preachers who should have been deported long ago, instead of hiidng behind the laws of a country they clearly despise. {Ed001's Note - I agree, but putting a stop to it isn't the way to deal with it. All that does is stir up even more ill feeling.}
I've no problem with people protesting but there's a right way and wrong way and very often they choose the wrong way.
I'm not pro war by any means but i have a lot of mates in the forces and it is distasteful in the extreme when bodies are coming back and the hate mobs are on stirred up by fantatic preachers who should have been deported long ago, instead of hiidng behind the laws of a country they clearly despise. {Ed001's Note - I agree, but putting a stop to it isn't the way to deal with it. All that does is stir up even more ill feeling.}
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Freedom of speech should mean freedom of speech regardless of persons or trouble causes ,i think some of you are missing the bigger picture, a site like this or a social network site in the future were we question mps police, banks whoever they can arrest you,they are trying to moderate the internet as it is now they want to censor what we say, smell the coffee guys this is much bigger than persons burning poppies or homophobic tweets its a lot bigger.
frankyscouse
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Talking of freedom of speech I was watching I'm a celeb earlier (for those that didn't see- two 'celebs' where buried alive whilst bugs poured in through holes) I tried to post a joke about it on a social network site, the joke being..conservative MP in a box full of maggots is this a dress rehearsal for thatchers funeral and I got this response 'this post contains blocked content that has previously been flagged abusive or spammy' so posting about thatchers funeral is blocked content? I understand my joke may not be to everyones taste but i found the response strange {Ed003's Note - It's the same reply I got from my local council over a grievance last year,must be a common reply}
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What about burning a flag ed? a union jack for instance?
Supasub {Ed001's Note - what about it? It is a Union Flag unless on a ship, by the way, but it is just a flag. I fail to see that it matters one way or the other, unless you are a sheeple that thinks patriotism is any more than a way of getting you to fight other people's wars, to make them richer and more powerful.}
Supasub {Ed001's Note - what about it? It is a Union Flag unless on a ship, by the way, but it is just a flag. I fail to see that it matters one way or the other, unless you are a sheeple that thinks patriotism is any more than a way of getting you to fight other people's wars, to make them richer and more powerful.}
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I was just asking the question ed, I've seen it a few times on news channels including the usual burning of a US flag. My point was if someone is to be potentially prosecuted for burning a symbol such as a poppy then the same should be applied at some of these rallies, that's all wether its correct or not.
Supasub {Ed001's Note - I just wish people would stop getting so hot under the collar about things like flags, they are meaningless.}
Supasub {Ed001's Note - I just wish people would stop getting so hot under the collar about things like flags, they are meaningless.}
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To the poster who said his facebook post was blocked .... the same rubbish happened to me yesterday and all i was putting up was monday evenings are just as boring as sunday mornings .. wtf who decided this was offencive or spammy as they put it !! when did this become a policy ?
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"monday evenings are just as boring as sunday mornings "
maybe i should get a facebook so i don't miss out on this kind of thing.
the pea (sorry you asked for it)
maybe i should get a facebook so i don't miss out on this kind of thing.
the pea (sorry you asked for it)
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