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No, he wasn't. It's offensive, but the figure of speech "the only good ... is a dead ..." does not call for murder. And offending soldiers is not a hate-crime,

by tgv 5y ago

No, he wasn't. It's offensive, but the figure of speech "the only good ... is a dead ..." does not call for murder. And offending soldiers is not a hate-crime, AFAIK. The tweeter should have been made to pay a fine to the charity Captain Tom was endorsing.

tonyedgecombe 5y ago
"burn auld fella" sounds like a call to action to me.
- Krollifi 5y ago
  Isn’t he talking about one’s burning in hell which no humans have a say in.
  - tonyedgecombe 5y ago
    You are correct, I didn't realise he had already died.
- smcl 5y ago
  He's very clearly trying to say that Captain Tom is (burning) in hell.