I don't think UKIP 'pulled the strings of the law', I've read a lot of people say that they had visits from the police because someone (who was not famous or important) complained that they were acting in a socially inappropriate but probably not illegal manner (for example). To pull the strings of the law they'd need to exert some special influence that was not available to the ordinary person, but that is not the case here.
Raising your fist clearly implies you are going to hit me if I don't agree. Here the police made it clear there was no crime committed and took no action when he said he wouldn't take it down.
>To pull the strings of the law they'd need to exert some special influence that was not available to the ordinary person, but that is not the case here.
You're telling me that if I called the police and told them someone was making fun of me on twitter, they'd visit that person's house and ask them to stop?
In some jurisdictions - yes, that absolutely happens.
>In some jurisdictions - yes, that absolutely happens.
Which?
The linked post is by someone in the UK, for example.
> It's technically peaceful in the same way that me raising my fist while staring you in the eyes is technically peaceful
No, technically that would count as common assault which could get you arrested and charged or at least cautioned.
It's technically peaceful in the same way that me raising my fist while staring you in the eyes is technically peaceful, although that's a very barbaric type of threat while this was a very civilized one.