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UK Proposes Six Year Prison Sentences for Online Posts Against Religion, Transgender
Breitbart ^ | 5/10/18 | Liam Deacon

Posted on 05/10/2018 7:22:00 PM PDT by marshmallow

People promoting “hostility” towards a religion or the transgendered online could get much harsher sentences, of up to six years in jail, especial if they have a large online audience according to new proposals.

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales has drafted changes to public order offences, including anyone perceived as targeting online a “protected characteristics” including “race; sex; disability; age; sexual orientation; religion or belief; pregnancy and maternity; and gender reassignment.”

The most severe punishments will be handed to those “in a position of trust, authority or influence and abuses their position to stir up hatred,” such as political leaders or figureheads and anyone whose offences are “persistent.”

If an “offender was a member of, or was associated with, a group promoting hostility based on race or religion,” their sentence will also be harsher.

The Sentencing Council believes that the use of social media, YouTube, and other “websites” to stir hatred is a growing problem – despite the number of prosecutions remain relatively low.

“Volumes of these offences are extremely low and there have been no offenders sentenced for some offences,” the Sentencing Council said.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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To: marshmallow

I suppose devout Christians (whose criticisms of deviant lifestyles are not hateful, of course) could start Christian ministries in prison after sentencing.

Future Moslem rule will be a cinch after what these people are doing.


21 posted on 05/10/2018 8:33:29 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks ( The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
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To: nopardons
Unless they’re Muslims, I bet.

I am sure the muzzies can say anything they want, and get away with it. 👎

22 posted on 05/10/2018 8:44:12 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: pepsionice

England is over
Has been for years
All the good and great and strong and virtuous men died in WWII
the socialist weailings took over and ruined it
Now ? A Muslim fucking mayor and terrorusts in the streets
And what ? Socialists to defend them and import more
Goodbye England Land of my ancestors


23 posted on 05/10/2018 8:54:49 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: ScottinVA

Mark Steyn says that the UK criminalizes everything except actual crimes.


24 posted on 05/10/2018 8:58:23 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: Mark17
Oh of course the damned Muslims have and forever can, sadly, say, write, and do just about ANYTHING AT ALL, in the UK now.

It truly breaks my heart, that that nation has fallen so low and has done so with but a slight whimper.

25 posted on 05/10/2018 9:05:14 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: marshmallow

Looks like the Nazis won WW2 after all. A bit delayed, but they finally won.


26 posted on 05/10/2018 9:16:59 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: pepsionice

In the USSR Stalin handed out ten year sentences for saying the wrong thing.

These folks want to take the UK 60 percent of the way there.

Maybe its time to change the country’s name to the UKSSR.......


27 posted on 05/10/2018 9:36:30 PM PDT by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: marshmallow

The United States should sever diplomatic relations with the UK and put them on the no-fly list. What a bunch of miserable pasty transluscent creeps.


28 posted on 05/10/2018 9:45:51 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: nopardons
It truly breaks my heart, that that nation has fallen so low and has done so with but a slight whimper.

And so fast. It’s the dip sh!t leaders, of course. Maybe the people are whimpering, but not very loud, so they go to the big house.

29 posted on 05/10/2018 9:58:36 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: Nextrush
Maybe its time to change the country’s name to the UKSSR.......

You May be right.

30 posted on 05/10/2018 10:00:10 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: marshmallow

Once again libs using Orwell as instruction manuals instead of the warnings he intended.


31 posted on 05/10/2018 10:01:36 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (Trump is all that stands between America and left wing totalitarianism)
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To: marshmallow

Imagine there’s no country...imagine all the people living in peace.....y’now....thats about all it is...imagination...what do you do when someone elses imagination only sees you subservient or dead?


32 posted on 05/10/2018 10:16:27 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: SpaceBar

President Trump is set to visit the UK on July 13th.

Matters like this and the killing of the children by denial of medical treatment must be on the table.

Michael Savage was banned from entering the UK for what he has said as well as others.

Well its time to start banning judges and doctors and police involved in “hate crimes” matters and the denial of medical treatment to children from entering the USA.


33 posted on 05/10/2018 10:44:27 PM PDT by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: Mark17
True. :-(

I've been going to London since 1967, the change, even from the late 1980s, are shocking and horrifying !

34 posted on 05/10/2018 10:50:52 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: marshmallow

Welcome to life without the First and Second Amendment.

Coming soon to an American city near all of you.


35 posted on 05/10/2018 11:16:13 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: marshmallow

Americans need to withdraw security guarantees to UK.They’re not worth defending anymore. No liberties, no more special relationship. Sad!

Our enemies have nearly won because they have divided America, and our Allies.


36 posted on 05/10/2018 11:31:59 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (luke 6:38)
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To: Truthoverpower

Living on a Thin Line

The Kinks

All the stories have been told
Of kings and days of old,
But there’s no England now.
All the wars that were won and lost,
Somehow don’t seem to matter very much anymore.
All the lies we were told,
All the lies of the people running round,
They’re castles have burned.
I see change,
But inside we’re the same as we ever were.

Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Living on a thin line,
Living this way, each day is a dream.
What am I, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Now another century nearly gone,
What are we gonna leave for the young?
What we couldn’t do, what we wouldn’t do,
It’s a crime, but does it matter?
Does it matter much, does it matter much to you?
Does it ever really matter?
Yes, it really, really matters.

Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Now another leader says:
“Break their hearts and break some heads”.
Is there nothing we can say or do?
Blame the future on the past,
Always lost in bloody guts.
And when they’re gone, it’s me and you.

Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line.


37 posted on 05/10/2018 11:37:41 PM PDT by Califreak (Take Me Back To Constantinople)
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To: nopardons
I've been going to London since 1967, the change, even from the late 1980s, are shocking and horrifying !

I was last there, in 1983. I was TDY to RAF Lakenheath and RAF Greenham Common, doing USAF business, so it was not a pleasure trip.

38 posted on 05/10/2018 11:40:50 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: ScottinVA

So glad right about now that great x3 grandpappy decided to board that ship and sail for the land of the free.


39 posted on 05/11/2018 1:31:38 AM PDT by kelly4c
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To: Truthoverpower

From what I have seen from the Brits commenting over at the DM they are by and large atheists over there. Not even just that, but many openly mock Christianity.


40 posted on 05/11/2018 1:34:08 AM PDT by kelly4c
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