Re:UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety c...
by immibis on Thursday August 29, 2024 @03:18PM
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The UK laws elaborate on what is and isn't free speech, while the US law basically just says "there shall be free speech (as far as Congress is concerned. Other parties can do whatever they like to stifle speech)"
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Re:UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety c...
by callamdelaney on Thursday August 29, 2024 @05:02PM
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UK law is extremely loosely defined. Judges are ultimately responsible for its interpretation, which they do relatively literally - so as long as the police and CPS bring a case there's a good chance you've fallen foul of the law, subjectively - which is how they are written. E.g malicious communications act.
Re:UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety c...
by foldr on Thursday August 29, 2024 @05:24PM
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The US constitution is even more loosely defined if you exclude the outcome of hundreds of years of judicial interpretations of it. Hence the endless disagreements over what is or isn’t constitutional.