Subtle, they were not. But that’s fucking brilliant!
I’m not posting an excerpt here because it’s your typical “officials tout censorship” boilerplate.
Getting arrested for projecting a photo of two pedophiles. That’s definitely freedom of speech right there
There is no right to freedom of speech in the UK…
The counter-argument is that people would rather their view of the world heritage site not be affected by people with an axe to grind.
Ah, so political speech is now axe grinding. Got it.
Pretty poor counter argument.
“Justice for the abused” Vs “Oooh! Pretty building”
Now transpose this to a local land dispute, or personal rivalry, or other. The world is a lot more than Trump, and the law does have to reflect that.
It’s a projection. No damage has been done. It just dominates your view for a few minutes.
Even if you disagree with it, it’s such a mild form of protest to take exception to. Just let people express themselves.
It’s a projected image, not an engraving, not a painting.
We can’t be offending the pedofascists now, can we?
“We’re constantly told, you know, we need to see peaceful protests. Well, here’s a peaceful protest … We projected a piece of journalism on to a wall and now people have been arrested for malicious communications.”
If the people do peaceful protests to not get arrested, and they get arrested anyway, there’s no longer an incentive to continue protesting peacefully.
With how things go these days, who’s to say that’s not exactly what they want as pretext for martial law?
Is this legally terrorism in the UK as well?
No. They claimed it was malicious communication. iE sent to offend or threaten.
Utter bollocks and a clear sign the police see censorship on behalf of the gov as a job role now.
Understanding that the right wing extremist government in the United States is attempting to squash free speech but it makes less sense that the Labour government of the UK would do its bidding. Have they tried putting a Human Rights lawyer in charge?
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So they were arrested under the suspicion of committing malicious communications.
If you read the relevant info about this law, you’ll find it’s only a little far fetched. The intent of distress causing could be held up in court. Probably they’ll let it go though…
Arrested? I demand they get an O.B.E. !!!
Barbara Streisand effect in action
