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Do you have a source for the Brits being arrested?

calvinmorrison 10mo ago
A Liberty GB spokesman said: "Mr Weston was standing on the steps of Winchester Guildhall, addressing the passers-by in the street with a megaphone. "He quoted an excerpt about Islam from the book The River War by Winston Churchill. "Reportedly, a woman came out of the Guildhall and asked Mr Weston if he had the authorisation to make this speech. "When he answered that he didn't, she told him: 'It's disgusting', and then called the police. "Six or seven officers arrived. They talked with the people standing nearby, asking questions about what had happened. "The police had a long discussion with Mr Weston, lasting about 40 minutes. "At about 3pm he was arrested. They searched him, put him in a police van and took him away."
- rpcope1 10mo ago
  You got a loiscence for that speech? If even half of that is true, I can't fathom why someone would willingly live in that total shithole of a country.
  - calvinmorrison 10mo ago
    willingly live in their homeland? yeah i don't know either bro
guywithahat 10mo ago
I'm not OP but a quick yandex search (google isn't great for conservative news) suggests ~12k people were arrested last year for speech. https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/uk-free-speech-struggle-30-arrests-a-day-censorship/ https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/uk-free-speech-stru... This article says 10k https://www.zerohedge.com/political/britains-speech-gulag-exposed-10000-arrested-last-year-social-media-posts https://www.zerohedge.com/political/britains-speech-gulag-ex... More broadly it's been a huge issue for a while, tons of articles come out of the UK for people being arrested for criticizing politicians/policies. Even more dystopian is it's hard to report on, because the police might come after you for talking about it. Germany is having similar issues, it's easy to forget most of the world (including Europe) doesn't have free speech
dietr1ch 10mo ago
Brits get arrested for even supporting peace, I don't feel I need to verify this claim. https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkQRFdjWMm/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkQRFdjWMm/
theglenn88_ 10mo ago
This is probably one of the best ones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj1zlvxglo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj1zlvxglo Edit: I believe they are now getting compensation for a 'wrongful arrest' which, sounds entirely deserved.
- phatfish 10mo ago
  I don't know. You can bet these people were being obnoxious sh*ts to teachers and trying to rally some online mob to get their way. No much sympathy from me, even if arrest (and not a stern telling off and being told to set a good example for their kids and behave like adults) was a bit much.
  - theglenn88_ 10mo ago
    Yeah I can imagine, I know the sort, however you can't really assume that as you don't know them, people have a right to be upset if their children's education is at stake and in some cases the schools management can be the 'obnoxious sh*ts'. What is clear though is there has been some abuse of power by the police. I wondered if someone at the school 'knows' someone in the police, which made it go so far.

A Liberty GB spokesman said: "Mr Weston was standing on the steps of Winchester Guildhall, addressing the passers-by in the street with a megaphone. "He quoted an excerpt about Islam from the book The River War by Winston Churchill. "Reportedly, a woman came out of the Guildhall and asked Mr Weston if he had the authorisation to make this speech. "When he answered that he didn't, she told him: 'It's disgusting', and then called the police. "Six or seven officers arrived. They talked with the people standing nearby, asking questions about what had happened. "The police had a long discussion with Mr Weston, lasting about 40 minutes. "At about 3pm he was arrested. They searched him, put him in a police van and took him away."

rpcope1 10mo ago
You got a loiscence for that speech? If even half of that is true, I can't fathom why someone would willingly live in that total shithole of a country.
- calvinmorrison 10mo ago
  willingly live in their homeland? yeah i don't know either bro

guywithahat 10mo ago

I'm not OP but a quick yandex search (google isn't great for conservative news) suggests ~12k people were arrested last year for speech. https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/uk-free-speech-struggle-30-arrests-a-day-censorship/ https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/uk-free-speech-stru... This article says 10k https://www.zerohedge.com/political/britains-speech-gulag-exposed-10000-arrested-last-year-social-media-posts https://www.zerohedge.com/political/britains-speech-gulag-ex... More broadly it's been a huge issue for a while, tons of articles come out of the UK for people being arrested for criticizing politicians/policies. Even more dystopian is it's hard to report on, because the police might come after you for talking about it. Germany is having similar issues, it's easy to forget most of the world (including Europe) doesn't have free speech

dietr1ch 10mo ago

Brits get arrested for even supporting peace, I don't feel I need to verify this claim. https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkQRFdjWMm/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkQRFdjWMm/

theglenn88_ 10mo ago

This is probably one of the best ones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj1zlvxglo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj1zlvxglo Edit: I believe they are now getting compensation for a 'wrongful arrest' which, sounds entirely deserved.

phatfish 10mo ago
I don't know. You can bet these people were being obnoxious sh*ts to teachers and trying to rally some online mob to get their way. No much sympathy from me, even if arrest (and not a stern telling off and being told to set a good example for their kids and behave like adults) was a bit much.
- theglenn88_ 10mo ago
  Yeah I can imagine, I know the sort, however you can't really assume that as you don't know them, people have a right to be upset if their children's education is at stake and in some cases the schools management can be the 'obnoxious sh*ts'. What is clear though is there has been some abuse of power by the police. I wondered if someone at the school 'knows' someone in the police, which made it go so far.