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In Oxford someone was arrested for shouting "who elected him" during the proclamation of the new king so it's not just about respecting a funeral (which is unde
by mytailorisrich 4y ago
In Oxford someone was arrested for shouting "who elected him" during the proclamation of the new king so it's not just about respecting a funeral (which is understable) or unacceptable language.
But in fairness to the police there seems to be a mass fervour at the moment and they may actually be doing the hecklers a service by taking them away for their own safety...
- account-5 4y agoAnd then de-arrested.
- jjgreen 4y agoThat arrest can still see you barred from certain jobs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29784497 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29784497
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- mytailorisrich 4y agoWhy do you arrest someone just to de-arrest them minutes later once there are away? I think this rather proves the point that the police knew that person was not actually committing an offence but wanted to take them away.
- krona 4y agoThis is the point. 'Fear or provocation of violence' is an offence since it precipitates violence, its a provocation that 'might cause a reasonable individual to lose self control', which would be quite dreadful!
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoHow does a reasonable, sober person lose self-control over some random dude shouting at a celebrity?
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoIs asking a basic civics question a provocation of violence now?