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Originally posted by gladtobehere
Posting an opinion is now an arrestable offense?
Originally posted by gladtobehere
Does the UK have a Bill of Rights or Constitution?
Originally posted by gladtobehere
Guess we shouldnt expect much from a nation which has a history deeply rooted in imperialism, conquest, gun confiscations and more surveillance cameras than any other nation on Earth.
Originally posted by Pirateofpsychonautics
I honestly don't see what the big deal is...he didn't say anything overly outrageous. In fairness, if troops entered Australia and decided to shoot/rape civilians at will using a complete and utter BS excuse like a war on terrorism- I'd be wishing for those troops to face the wrath of the devil himself.
Originally posted by boncho
I must be missing something here. This is it?
Inflammatory yes.. Arrestable offence? Uh...
Originally posted by maskedkhan
I am pretty sure that the Afghan people have killed more of the Afghan people than soldiers over the years. Why is it only the soldiers fault?
Azhar Ahmed need to be killed for what he wrote on facebook the scum! people like this should not be in our county if their not going to support it! out with the scum!!!
I am really pissed at the people in this thread bitching about "troops killing and raping", because firstly, find me a single instance of a British soldier even being accused of raping a civilian and secondly, the Taliban are responsible for the massive majority of civilian deaths but the same people who throw the accusations againt the UK forces don't mention the horrible crimes that the Taliban were doing even before we showed up, let alone now.
Afghan Slaughter 'May Be Disastrous For US'
It is hard to fathom what could have gone through the mind of the US soldier in Afghanistan who put a gun to the foreheads of nine children and pulled the trigger, nine times.
But as a staff sergeant attached to the American Special Forces 'Green Berets', he would have been aware of the consequences of his actions.
These days, every American soldier is well-drilled in the notion of the 'Strategic Corporal' - the low-level commander whose actions can have strategic consequences which decide whether a mission is a success of failure - setting the conditions for victory or defeat.
Six UK Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Blast
Originally posted by boncho
You ever heard that old expression/saying, "Someone beats my kid and I'll kill him, because I'm the only one allowed to beat my kid."
The Afghani people have a long history of violence against their own, but it doesn't mean if someone else comes in and continues it that people there are going to be okay with it.
Originally posted by Maslo
Its hard to judge without seeing the comments, but I think this should be protected under freedom of speech.
The Espionage Act of 1917 imposed a maximum sentence of twenty years for anyone who caused or attempted to cause "insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty in the military or naval forces of the United States." Over two thousand were convicted under the Act. One filmmaker was sentenced to ten years imprisonment because his portrayal of British soldiers in a movie about the American Revolution impugned the good faith of an American ally, the United Kingdom. The Sedition Act of 1918 went even further, criminalizing "disloyal," "scurrilous" or "abusive" language against the government.
Clear and present danger is a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press or assembly.
Exceptions to free speech in the United States are limitations on the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech and expression as recognized by the United States Supreme Court. These exceptions have been created over time, based on certain types of speech and expression, and under different contexts. While freedom of speech in the United States is a constitutional right, these exceptions make that right a limited one. Restrictions that are based off people's reactions to words include both instances of a complete exception, and cases of diminished protection. Speech that involves incitement, false statements of fact, obscenity, child pornography, offensive speech, threats, and speech owned by others are all completely exempt from First Amendment protections. Commercial advertising receives diminished, but not eliminated, protection.
Originally posted by seenavv
Funny # is if you switched what he said and turned it against Muslims/Afghani's some of you fools would cheer him on and defend your right to do so with "freedom of speech"!
More like freedom of selective speech! Pure hypocrites
as I said in another thread, here is proof of what he is trying to convey
Look at how Skynews highlights the massacre that occurred recently against 16 Afghan civilians
Afghan Slaughter 'May Be Disastrous For US'
It is hard to fathom what could have gone through the mind of the US soldier in Afghanistan who put a gun to the foreheads of nine children and pulled the trigger, nine times.
But when its of their own, "more" human beings, its straight to what actually happend
Six UK Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Blast
news.sky.com...
Azhar Ahmed need to be killed for what he wrote on facebook the scum! people like this should not be in our county if their not going to support it! out with the scum!!!
Originally posted by gladtobehere
Posting an opinion is now an arrestable offense?
Does the UK have a Bill of Rights or Constitution?
Guess we shouldnt expect much from a nation which has a history deeply rooted in imperialism, conquest, gun confiscations and more surveillance cameras than any other nation on Earth.
Originally posted by The Sword
reply to post by Aim64C
I would have made the same rant if I knew I could get away with it.
Originally posted by WarriorOfTheLight
Absolutely ridiculous statement, maybe in your head, but in the "real world" certainly not, if you keep blaming the public they'll push back, its as simple as that.
The news story you and others are crying
... about not being reported is the major news headline in all the big national news papers and TV news channels
this story about this twisted kid splerting hatred has not been reported much at all in comparison,
and for many reasons, the public are sick of this hatred towards there troops, and imho the reason he was arrested was to cool down the public with some form of action taken,
Watch this clip to understand
www.bbc.co.uk...