Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as 'Not My King' tag grows

Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by HL33tibCe7 on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:30PM (#32819248)

It was a terrible tragedy, but it’s patently absurd that we should give someone a jail sentence for making a joke about it.

(The jail sentence was suspended, but that’s hardly the point. Any criminal conviction, even a fine, carries the ultimate threat of jail, or, if you resist arrest, even death — all this, for a joke).

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by gerdesj on Monday September 12, 2022 @09:17PM (#32819605)

Are you sure you condone joking about the deaths of people in Grenfell Tower?

I've lived on these shores (South Somerset) for 52 years now and I have made the most awful jokes about some things as anyone probably has here. However, there is a point beyond which I won't go - causing deliberate hurt.

I don't know about the particular case that you refer to or actually skirt around - citation needed please.

A joke does not cause hurt beyond a slight nick with a possible small amount of blood loss. Beyond that it is not a joke and is an insult.

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by arbitrary_name on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @01:14AM (#32820887)

I don't condone the actions, but a jail sentence is utterly absurd and is, frankly, very unsettling. Why should insulting people be a jailable offense? There wouldn't be a stand up comedian left walking free if we consistently enforced this.

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