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It's not being arrested for poor taste. They're being arrested for their actions, not their beliefs. Is there some democracy somewhere which doesn't have a pub

It's not being arrested for poor taste. They're being arrested for their actions, not their beliefs. Is there some democracy somewhere which doesn't have a public nuisance/breaching the peace style law?

mytailorisrich 4y ago
Let's just say that the hecklers have been arrested much, much faster (pretty much instantly, apparently) than the "eco-activists" who recently blocked roads, petrol stations, even motorways...
- koheripbal 4y ago
  I think we agree that all disruptive assholes should be arrested quickly.
  - teamonkey 4y ago
    Definitely, absolutely not.
  - deleted 4y ago
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type0 4y ago
UK isn't a democracy it's a monarchy
- TheCoelacanth 4y ago
  It purports to be both a non-republican democracy and a monarchy.
  - cma 4y ago
    The king/queen can dissolve parliament: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_Uni... It is only by convention that he doesn't, that will only last until you get a bad king/queen and thr right opportunity.
    - TheCoelacanth 4y ago
      It's only by convention that Parliament doesn't chop the King's head off. I would imagine that convention will last approximately the same amount of time.
      - cma 4y ago
        > In some nations that follow the Westminster system of government, such as the United Kingdom, ex post facto laws are possible, because the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy allows Parliament to pass any law it wishes. https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law Just get that fixed as well, that's not a great thing to have around.
ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> They're being arrested for their actions, not their beliefs Expressing your belief is an action. Speaking, writing, etc. are all actions. Belief without action doesn't exist
viridian 4y ago
It's like Stalinist Russia, you can believe whatever you want, it's only expressing those beliefs that gets you sent to the gulag.

mytailorisrich 4y ago

Let's just say that the hecklers have been arrested much, much faster (pretty much instantly, apparently) than the "eco-activists" who recently blocked roads, petrol stations, even motorways...

koheripbal 4y ago
I think we agree that all disruptive assholes should be arrested quickly.
- teamonkey 4y ago
  Definitely, absolutely not.
- deleted 4y ago
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type0 4y ago

UK isn't a democracy it's a monarchy

TheCoelacanth 4y ago
It purports to be both a non-republican democracy and a monarchy.
- cma 4y ago
  The king/queen can dissolve parliament: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_Uni... It is only by convention that he doesn't, that will only last until you get a bad king/queen and thr right opportunity.
  - TheCoelacanth 4y ago
    It's only by convention that Parliament doesn't chop the King's head off. I would imagine that convention will last approximately the same amount of time.
    - cma 4y ago
      > In some nations that follow the Westminster system of government, such as the United Kingdom, ex post facto laws are possible, because the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy allows Parliament to pass any law it wishes. https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law Just get that fixed as well, that's not a great thing to have around.

ClumsyPilot 4y ago

> They're being arrested for their actions, not their beliefs Expressing your belief is an action. Speaking, writing, etc. are all actions. Belief without action doesn't exist

viridian 4y ago

It's like Stalinist Russia, you can believe whatever you want, it's only expressing those beliefs that gets you sent to the gulag.