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British Men Jailed For Online Hate Crimes
chrb writes "Two British men have become the first to be jailed for inciting racial hatred online. The men believed that material they published on web servers based in the United States did not fall under the jurisdiction of UK law and was protected under the First Amendment. This argument was rejected by the British trial judge. After being found guilty, the men fled to Los Angeles, where they attempted to claim political asylum, again arguing that they were being persecuted by the British government for speech that was protected under the First Amendment. The asylum bid was rejected and the two were deported back to the UK after spending over a year in a US jail."
Surely 'bollocks' is more appropriate in this case?
Have you ever noticed how hate mongers usually look like douchebags?
I HATE ARTICLES LIKE THIS!
. . . don't convicted criminals have their passports confiscated, while awaiting sentencing?
I just find it bizarre, that they can just hop on a plane to LA.
This would be a great Monty Python sketch with Eric Idle, as the bloke checking the passports on exiting the country:
"Ah, going to Los Angles, super, super! Business? No, holiday? Ah, spit, which one is it?"
"We are convicted criminals leaving the country, to apply for asylum in the United States."
"Ok, off you go then!"
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
You wear an earpiece and I'll tell you what to say. We'll go all Sash Baron Cohen in Detroit. Then you can get a first-hand taste of exactly what saying things other people don't want to hear can lead to.
This is where your 2nd Amendment rights kick in.
"The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
they didnt speak Spanish well enough to stay here...
Thanks to file sharing, I purchase more CDs
Thanks to the RIAA, I buy them used...
Israelis arrest (and indeed assassinate) enemies of Israel anywhere they like. Ditto the USA.
But you're still walking and breathing.
Great going, Britain! As Yugoslavia has shown us, trying to suppress racial hatred through government oppression works really well!
The Gay Nigger Association of America will be furious!
And believe me, you don't want to have those guys on your ass!
Why is the term "homophobia" being tossed around so much? It is totally misused. I do not fear homos. I intensely dislike them because they choose to be deviant and abnormal. This is not fear.
May I ask why Americans get so upset about flag buring? If I were to burn a Scottish flag here in Edinburgh the only thing that would happen is that a Japanese tourist would take my picture. If I burned a Union Jack, or especially the blue with with stars, it is possible I could get a round of applause from the locals.
As for the whole "proud to vote for a black man" thing ... that IS racist. If you're more proud to vote for a particular candidate due to his race, you're a bigot, regardless of whether he's black, white, green, or purple.
Fuck purple people.
The Old Testament API was deprecated by Jesus' teachings.
You can still make the calls to the Leviticus module, but dont expect them to be supported anymore.
And if you try it in Australia the locals turn up with a bag of sausages and some paper plates.