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It’s not so odd when you see countries with laws labeling and controlling “hate speech”, such as the UK, end up prosecuting people for blaspheming religious pro
by drak0n1c 7y ago
It’s not so odd when you see countries with laws labeling and controlling “hate speech”, such as the UK, end up prosecuting people for blaspheming religious prophets and critiquing religion.
There are obvious pros and cons to nebulous hate speech laws. They codify assumptions about what is currently culturally sacrosanct into law without regard for consequences.
- ptah 7y agoThe UK approach is generally to only address an issue when necessary. these laws will have specific case law backing them up
- drak0n1c 7y agoHere are some examples of excessive policing and prosecution: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075328/Man-jailed-leaving-bacon-sandwiched-outside-mosque-dead-prison-half-way-12-month-sentence.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075328/Man-jailed-... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47638527 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47638527 https://www.france24.com/en/20181031-blasphemy-middle-east-asia-bibi-europe-law-religion-ireland https://www.france24.com/en/20181031-blasphemy-middle-east-a...