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And this man, who presumably wasn't trying to establish a Fourth Reich in Scotland, was found guilty of 'grossly offensive' behaviour: https://www.independent.

And this man, who presumably wasn't trying to establish a Fourth Reich in Scotland, was found guilty of 'grossly offensive' behaviour: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pug-nazi-salute-youtube-video-owner-guilty-hate-crime-mark-meechan-lanarkshire-a8265301.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pug-nazi-salute-...

pbhjpbhj 8y ago
Someone else posted about a very poor taste joke about Grenfell leading to an arrest and people being put in custody, for real. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/05/police-appeal-video-mock-up-grenfell-tower-burned https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/05/police-appea... That's mad. People who commit ABH, hit-and-runs, deal class A drugs and such don't always get taken in to custody -- we regularly have reports (in our local news) of people convicted who commit further crimes because they're out on warrant/bail or only got a warning/fine -- making a bad joke that doesn't physically harm anyone isn't an offense that should lead to imprisonment. You tell them how insensitive it is, then you ignore them and leave them to wallow in their own excrement. >A spokesperson for the campaign group Justice4Grenfell said the video had “caused great alarm and distress” // Why did they watch it? They could probably say the same about Towering Inferno, or an episode of Game of Thrones or myriad other things. It's all getting ridiculous.
- mayniac 8y ago
  >Why did they watch it? They could probably say the same about Towering Inferno, or an episode of Game of Thrones or myriad other things. It's all getting ridiculous. ...really????? It was all over the news. We have the BBC on one screen at work constantly. I saw the footage a few times the day after it happened completely inadvertendly. Not to mention it being all over social media and pretty much unavoidable. "Just don't watch it" is an idiotic response.
  - vokep 8y ago
    It's a response to the BBC or anyone else rebroadcasting it too. I still haven't seen it, maybe a screenshot, big deal, its pixels on a screen. Seeing pixels on a screen should not cause great distress other than the real distress that exists. If someone finds the knowledge that some racists did a racist thing (that didn't actually harm anyone) extremely distressful, that person should take extra care to avoid such information then, they are abnormally sensitive. That is fine and understandable for an individual. For everyone else, get over it.
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    I didn't see it until this comment thread. The BBC/your Facebook friends are the problem there, if it's offensive why would you play it or popularise it. Presumably you'd like BBC management and your social media contacts to also be imprisoned? Isn't it inconsistent not to. If just seeing this is an offense worthy of imprisonment then those on social media, and the BBC cause far more offense.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago

Someone else posted about a very poor taste joke about Grenfell leading to an arrest and people being put in custody, for real. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/05/police-appeal-video-mock-up-grenfell-tower-burned https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/05/police-appea... That's mad. People who commit ABH, hit-and-runs, deal class A drugs and such don't always get taken in to custody -- we regularly have reports (in our local news) of people convicted who commit further crimes because they're out on warrant/bail or only got a warning/fine -- making a bad joke that doesn't physically harm anyone isn't an offense that should lead to imprisonment. You tell them how insensitive it is, then you ignore them and leave them to wallow in their own excrement. >A spokesperson for the campaign group Justice4Grenfell said the video had “caused great alarm and distress” // Why did they watch it? They could probably say the same about Towering Inferno, or an episode of Game of Thrones or myriad other things. It's all getting ridiculous.

mayniac 8y ago
>Why did they watch it? They could probably say the same about Towering Inferno, or an episode of Game of Thrones or myriad other things. It's all getting ridiculous. ...really????? It was all over the news. We have the BBC on one screen at work constantly. I saw the footage a few times the day after it happened completely inadvertendly. Not to mention it being all over social media and pretty much unavoidable. "Just don't watch it" is an idiotic response.
- vokep 8y ago
  It's a response to the BBC or anyone else rebroadcasting it too. I still haven't seen it, maybe a screenshot, big deal, its pixels on a screen. Seeing pixels on a screen should not cause great distress other than the real distress that exists. If someone finds the knowledge that some racists did a racist thing (that didn't actually harm anyone) extremely distressful, that person should take extra care to avoid such information then, they are abnormally sensitive. That is fine and understandable for an individual. For everyone else, get over it.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  I didn't see it until this comment thread. The BBC/your Facebook friends are the problem there, if it's offensive why would you play it or popularise it. Presumably you'd like BBC management and your social media contacts to also be imprisoned? Isn't it inconsistent not to. If just seeing this is an offense worthy of imprisonment then those on social media, and the BBC cause far more offense.