Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeting meme

Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by mmastrac on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:35PM (#32428260)

The escalation from "swastika memes" to more substantial hate is not a big stretch either. There's been multiple threats to LGBT events in my local city lately. No tolerance for intolerance.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/planned-drag-night...

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by vorpalhex on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:37PM (#32428285)

Oh, you should really arrest the people making the violent threats - as that is in fact a crime.

Distasteful memes are not.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by mmastrac on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:40PM (#32428341)

Hate speech is a crime, in many countries.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by vorpalhex on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:43PM (#32428400)

If the law is so broad that anything can be interpreted as hate speech, it is bad law.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by mmastrac on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:46PM (#32428438)

A swastika is not hate speech?

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by jaywalk on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:10PM (#32428804)

It may or may not be. Context is important, and I think it's pretty clear that the swastika here is attempting to make the point (right or wrong) that LGBT groups act like Nazis.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by Gordonjcp on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:41PM (#32429260)

LGBT people round up minorities and herd them into death camps?

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by sgjohnson on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:56PM (#32428610)

That’s because United States of America is the only country in the world that understands free speech.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by ziddoap on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:06PM (#32428750)

This is one of those situations where, although I think I'm usually pretty adept at spotting sarcasm, I really can't tell if this comment is sarcastic or not.

Top notch sarcasm or stereotypical "America best ever, every other country sucks". I guess it's funny either way.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by xdennis on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:39PM (#32429232)

I don't think it's a joke at all. Americans may be overzealous in claiming to be number one in many things, but when it comes to free speech they are 100 % right.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by sgjohnson on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:41PM (#32429261)

I’m not even an american.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by sgjohnson on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:17PM (#32428917)

It’s not. No other country has such an ironclad freedom of speech protections as the US.

If it was that easy to move to the US, I’d be on the next plane to Miami.

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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by pessimizer on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:47PM (#32428458)

There have been attacks at LGB and radfem events, too.

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