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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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1 posted on 05/10/2018 7:22:01 PM PDT by marshmallow
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They might as well start building prisons....lots of prisons, to house the incoming crowd. And since you likely won’t get a job after a six-year stay....they will all be on welfare for the rest of their lives. It’ll take one single decade to dismantle the nation.


2 posted on 05/10/2018 7:24:52 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: marshmallow

An Islamic stealth move to stop opposition and exposure of their demon cult.


3 posted on 05/10/2018 7:25:21 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: marshmallow
“hostility” towards a religion

I'm sure that would be enforced fairly and consistently.

4 posted on 05/10/2018 7:26:22 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: MHGinTN

An Islamic stealth move to stop opposition and exposure of their demon cult.

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Yes, a pre-emptive strike.

The UK is no longer Great Britain.


5 posted on 05/10/2018 7:28:36 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: marshmallow
We are here: “If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer, How Shall We Then Live? (Old Tappan NJ: Fleming H Revell Company, 1976), p. 224.

Does this include the persecution of Christians? I doubt it.

6 posted on 05/10/2018 7:28:37 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: MHGinTN

.......An Islamic stealth move to stop opposition and exposure of their demon cult”.....

Exactly right...wonder how many are represented in that Council that wants this passed, or have guns to their heads.

UK really gave up their freedoms when they let these hoards in.


7 posted on 05/10/2018 7:30:01 PM PDT by caww
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To: marshmallow

What happens when a nation has no Constitution or Bill of Rights (Magna Carta is not enough), is overrun by illegal alien invader Muzzie terrorist scum, and has a government and political parties without a single nut sack or spine among them. ESAD, Limeys.


8 posted on 05/10/2018 7:31:16 PM PDT by nickedknack
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9 posted on 05/10/2018 7:31:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: marshmallow

hell... you can goto jail over there for just about anything!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5715727/Police-threaten-ARREST-Facebook-users-mocked-post-tiny-cannabis.html

Police threaten to ARREST Facebook users who mocked them over a post boasting that patrols had seized a tiny amount of cannabis from a youth in a nature reserve


10 posted on 05/10/2018 7:32:15 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: marshmallow

If I lived in this sh!thole country, I would cease using the internet.


11 posted on 05/10/2018 7:32:56 PM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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To: marshmallow
People promoting “hostility” towards a religion...

Should be: "People promoting 'hostility' towards Islam and only Islam..."

Anyone who promotes hostility towards Christianity or Judaism will receive a good citizenship award.

12 posted on 05/10/2018 7:33:22 PM PDT by TChad (Leftthink: Reality is sadly out of touch with the higher truth.)
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To: marshmallow

Unless they’re Muslims, I bet.


13 posted on 05/10/2018 7:35:49 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: marshmallow

No longer a free country, England criminalizes anything and everything.


14 posted on 05/10/2018 7:35:50 PM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: marshmallow

Today would be a good day to remove the UK from the issuance Travel Visa’a to the USA.


15 posted on 05/10/2018 7:36:54 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: marshmallow
Come and get me INTERPOL.

I have no plans to ever be in the UK.

16 posted on 05/10/2018 7:37:07 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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These people are our allies?

How do Russia’s laws compare on this?


17 posted on 05/10/2018 7:53:07 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: marshmallow

This proposal is promoting hostility to Christianity. Therefore its authors should be jailed for six years.


18 posted on 05/10/2018 8:18:48 PM PDT by Fedora
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Sieg Heil!


19 posted on 05/10/2018 8:25:51 PM PDT by FLT-bird (..)
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To: marshmallow

So how many years will I get if I speak out against a black, trangender muslim over 50 years old with one leg who cannot get pregnant?


20 posted on 05/10/2018 8:28:40 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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