RE: So the WBC lot have started on the UK
February 15, 2013 at 9:09 am
(This post was last modified: February 15, 2013 at 9:20 am by Tiberius.)
(February 14, 2013 at 9:07 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Look at it this way: by joining the Phelps mob, this "GODHATESUK" will now be banned from entering Britain (one of the better things to come out of then-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's mouth). I'm sure with his leaving the UK, the average IQ of both this country and the WBC will soar.I disagree. Freedom of speech is one of our most important rights, and what Jacqui Smith did is nothing short of political censorship. Yes, the WBC have repulsive views to most people, but that doesn't give us the right to silence them. Whether you agree with their views or not, you cannot deny the the WBC has a long history of non-violent protest. They are not criminals, nor should they be treated as such.
Inciting hatred is not a crime, despite what the delusional UK government might think. All inciting hatred does is make people think a different way. If you incite them to act on their hate, then you've crossed the line into illegality, but not before that happens.
