Poppy Free Speech Row.Man arrested.Man wears pink MLP costume also gets arrested.Also Muslims going mad over poppys

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ce-Sunday.html

'Free speech' row after man is ARRESTED for posting image of a burning Poppy on his Facebook page on Remembrance Sunday
Man named locally as Linford House, 19, from Kent was arrested on suspicion of an offence under the Malicious Communications Act
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...kateboard.html

Man almost killed by mob for gate crashing the mourning



So what do you think should this moron be arrested for burning a poppy?Should people be made respect a poppy when many have been the victim of colonial rule and oppression in the USA,Australia,India,Africa.Should the Islamists be told to stop protesting about wars in Muslim country's.Last year, Police in Northern Ireland arrested a number of people after a picture of two youths burning a poppy was posted on Facebook.
And Emdadur Choudhury, a member of Muslims Against Crusades (MAC), was found guilty of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour, after he burned replica poppies during a two-minute silence on Remembrance Day in 2010.
The maximum fine possible was £1,000, plus legal costs, yet he was fined only £50, plus a £15 victim surcharge.
A second man was cleared of the same offence due to 'lack of evidence'.Should free speech allow them to do this as it would in the USA or is Britain a more restrictive society.Is it insulting to the Queens army and therefore a crime against the crown almost like treason.If treason it is off with their heads.

[Trebudude]

I think that if this man cannot respect the fallen who died at least in part on his behalf then he really shouldn't be a member of society at all, it saddens me really to see that kind of behaviour :/

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

The guy is English so double shame on him.The EDL have ordered a hit on him.
Previous incidents of poppy burning have seen defendants mount a defence of freedom of expression based on European human rights laws.
Is it against his human right to stop him burning something in his own home?

[Getwulf]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ce-Sunday.html



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...kateboard.html

Man almost killed by mob for gate crashing the mourning



So what do you think should this moron be arrested for burning a poppy?Should people be made respect a poppy when many have been the victim of colonial rule and oppression in the USA,Australia,India,Africa.Should the Islamists be told to stop protesting about wars in Muslim country's.Last year, Police in Northern Ireland arrested a number of people after a picture of two youths burning a poppy was posted on Facebook.
And Emdadur Choudhury, a member of Muslims Against Crusades (MAC), was found guilty of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour, after he burned replica poppies during a two-minute silence on Remembrance Day in 2010.
The maximum fine possible was £1,000, plus legal costs, yet he was fined only £50, plus a £15 victim surcharge.
A second man was cleared of the same offence due to 'lack of evidence'.Should free speech allow them to do this as it would in the USA or is Britain a more restrictive society.Is it insulting to the Queens army and therefore a crime against the crown almost like treason.If treason it is off with their heads.

It's Britain man... They'll arrest you for anything over there... Next time I visit... (that is if I ever visit again)... I'll make sure not to scratch my ass in public because I wouldn't want it to be seen as a gesture offensive to homosexuals and end up in prison for a hate crime.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

Do not monkey dance at a Chelsea match.Or drink tea without your pinky finger extended at a 180 degree angle.

[Getwulf]

Do not monkey dance at a Chelsea match.Or drink tea without your pinky finger extended at a 180 degree angle.

...LOL... thanks for the tips... Monkey dance..? Hell, I won't even leave my seat... Even if I have to pee... I'll just let it run down my leg!

[Erebus Pasha]

Daily Fail reporting. Why this rag feels the need every year to give space to a minority of morons engaged in irrelevant poppy burning protests god only knows. Oh and Tom, please try and keep your own thread on topic.

[*Ranger*]

The fact that someone would burn a poppy isnt that bad, its the fact that he did it on remembrance day and then post it on facebook. You couldn't get more offensive than that really, why are people complaining that this is wrong to arrest him?

[hellheaven1987]

The fact that someone would burn a poppy isnt that bad, its the fact that he did it on remembrance day and then post it on facebook. You couldn't get more offensive than that really, why are people complaining that this is wrong to arrest him?

Why it is offensive?

[justicar5]

The fact that someone would burn a poppy isnt that bad, its the fact that he did it on remembrance day and then post it on facebook. You couldn't get more offensive than that really, why are people complaining that this is wrong to arrest him?

coz it was? He is an :wub:, that shouldn't be against the law.

[Col. Tartleton]

Who said it was ok to burn the Koran? I wouldn't treat a holy book the same as the poppy, the Koran burning is worse. But to do either is beyond stupid, the fact is if you want to make a statement do it in a clever way that doesn't offend people or make them go on a killing spree. Not hard really to be clver about these things.

Hardly. The Koran represents slavery, violence, and death. The poppy represents a hope for peace in a war torn world. It's a memento mori.

coz it was? He is an :wub:, that shouldn't be against the law.

Yeah.

[*Ranger*]

Hardly. The Koran represents slavery, violence, and death. The poppy represents a hope for peace in a war torn world. It's a memento mori.

The Koran is a religious book that gets people upset if they deface it, whether it represents bad things is another argument which can include many other religions too.

The fact is the police/government in this country have made it a policy to point out to the public that offending the majority is not ok and you can find yourself locked up for it. As long as the police don't get too trigger happy I am fine with it.

[Stavroforos]

The Koran is a religious book that gets people upset if they deface it, whether it represents bad things is another argument which can include many other religions too.

The fact is the police/government in this country have made it a policy to point out to the public that offending the majority is not ok and you can find yourself locked up for it. As long as the police don't get too trigger happy I am fine with it.

So, if people decide that certain political parties in the UK are offensive, I'll assume they're going to be banned as well? And then offensive books will be banned?

[Col. Tartleton]

The Koran is a religious book that gets people upset if they deface it, whether it represents bad things is another argument which can include many other religions too.

Yes, people get upset.

The fact is the police/government in this country have made it a policy to point out to the public that offending the majority is not ok and you can find yourself locked up for it. As long as the police don't get too trigger happy I am fine with it.

You're violating a handful of universal human right declarations if that's your policy.

The only reasons to arrest someone for what they say if it's a threat or for their own protection.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

No one is complaining but in the article it says some people are going to the court of human rights.To have the freedom to express their view on soldiers.

[Hakomar]

Just because it is offensive it doesn't mean it morally justifiable to arrest someone for what they did. It's exactly the same thing for drawing pictures of Mohammed or burning the Koran, or railing against Jesus, whatever. The person on the skateboard disturbed the public peace, which is an illegal and understandable offence, but the guy on Facebook is just ridiculous and is just Orwellian.

[Comrade_Rory]

Somebody posting a burning poppy on their Facebook... it's disgusting but I feel that arresting them for that is a little over the top.
The problem with policing social networking sites is that the youth these days are completely irresponsible and have no respect at all (mostly) and because they've had it so well and have no idea how the world works at all.
Unfortunately, I got in an argument with a girl yesterday for saying disgusting things about the soldiers who gave their lives and she dared to use the excuse that she has Irish roots somewhere in her family! Keeping in mind, she's a university student from a middle-class English family down south. I told her that, as an Irishman, I'm embarrassed that people would associate her with me.

The prick disrupting the parade? Yeah. He should be arrested, even if he's only held overnight. Quite frankly, he deserves a good beating.
When his pathetic actions are directly affecting those around him, I don't see anything wrong with him being punished.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

It is in other papers.In fact them all.Dont punish me for reading the Daily Mail online for free Pasha.
You can burn the Koran but not a poppy?You can make a you tube video about Muhammad but not burning a poppy.Double standards.The kid is obviously a moron but he is a English moron and just was showing off online and now he is getting arrested and may have a crimanal record which will stop him getting a job.

[Erebus Pasha]

It is in other papers.In fact them all.Dont punish me for reading the Daily Mail online for free Pasha.
You can burn the Koran but not a poppy?You can make a you tube video about Muhammad but not burning a poppy.Double standards.The kid is obviously a moron but he is a English moron and just was showing off online and now he is getting arrested and may have a crimanal record which will stop him getting a job.

I ain't punishing you Tom. I'm just disputing why papers give space to a minority of morons that engage in such activities.

[Stavroforos]

There's nothing wrong with defacing any symbol if you live in a free country. Either Britishers agree that arresting someone for burning a poppy is itself a crime, or they accept that they don't live in a free country.