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Promoting a political or ideological cause is the corner stone of exercising democratic rights if it is not done by violent means. If that is a reason for deten
by alephnil 13y ago
Promoting a political or ideological cause is the corner stone of exercising democratic rights if it is not done by violent means. If that is a reason for detention, then you are no longer in a democracy.
- pera 13y agoActually I think this could be a good thing: we could put every politician in jail
- vidarh 13y agoThey would presumably present in their defence that they don't care about ideology or any political cause at all, but is just in it for the money and power.
- andyjohnson0 13y agoAccording to the cited Telegraph article, he was arrested for causing "harassment, alarm or distress" to a passer-by, who complained to a nearby police officer. He wasn't arrested for simply stating an opinion.
- Zigurd 13y agoWas that "passer-by" ever identified?
- hahainternet 13y agoWhy would they be? You have a right to privately report something to a police officer.
- Zigurd 13y agoWhy wouldn't you be able to subpoena a witness?
- hahainternet 13y agoPretty sure it was a statutory offence to start with, there would be no real trial and I think the Police Officer would be the witness in this case. You can't expect to interrogate anyone who complains about you, that just exacerbates the situation.