Posted on 04/17/2025 5:53:20 PM PDT by ransomnote
The UK’s Crime and Policing Bill has passed two readings in the House of Commons and is at the Committee stage. It poses a significant threat to free speech.
The Bill will allow courts to issue “respect orders” that can prohibit or require people to do anything – anything! The only condition for the issuance of such an order is that the person who is the subject of the order may cause harassment, alarm or distress to anyone.
The Bill gives police and local authorities the power to ask for these orders and the court can issue an interim order without notice. Once issued, the order can last indefinitely; breaching it may result in an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years.
Andrew Tettenborn, a professor of commercial law and a former Cambridge admissions officer, warns that this law could be used to silence critics of the government and attack anyone who criticises or makes life difficult for elected officials, essentially allowing the state to repress dissent and free speech.
(Excerpt) Read more at expose-news.com ...
Not too far from being the Soviet kingdom as it is.
Your link takes us to an article about anti drone weapons.
I get something about drones but it is certainly easy enough to believe.
How did that country get so lost?
Sorry! Here’s the correct link to the article!
https://expose-news.com/2025/04/15/computer-programme-to-predict-criminals/
No apologies needed :)
You’re kind enough to post articles for us to see.
I’m 26 year in and still don’t know how!
Put a fork in the UK, they’re done.
The only condition for the issuance of such an order is that the person who is the subject of the order may cause harassment, alarm or distress to anyone.
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I am distressed, he is buying Pork! Lock him up.
Where are the links to the bills? What are the names of the bills? Apparently, the author doesn’t want us to read them.
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