| ▲ | 5040 a day ago |
| Thousands of people are being detained and questioned for sending messages that cause “annoyance”, “inconvenience” or “anxiety” to others via the internet, telephone or mail. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/police-make-30-arr... |
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| ▲ | otterley a day ago | parent [-] |
| That doesn't sound like mere "speaking your mind." They appear to be targeting harassment. |
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| ▲ | gjsman-1000 a day ago | parent [-] | | Nope; they aren't. They arrested a grandmother for praying silently outside an abortion clinic. They arrested a high schooler for saying a cop looked a bit like a lesbian. There are no shortage of stupid examples of their tyranny; even Keir Starmer was squirming a bit when Vance called him out on it. | | |
| ▲ | otterley a day ago | parent [-] | | What happened after the arrests? Regarding the abortion clinic case, those aren't content restrictions. Even time/place/manner restrictions that apply to speech are routinely upheld in the U.S. |
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