But would you swop any of those ?, they’re not really comparable. I mean racist, cannot be compared to religion or gender or race, unless you think someones race is the equivalent of being a nazi or someones sexual orientation is the equivalent of being a rapist.
You're missing the point, someone already compared cyclists to Jews in exactly that same context so I simply took it a step further. Using their logic it would be a hate crime to say death to Nazis in the same way as saying death to Jews.
FWIW I don't think it would be a hate crime nor would I consider a similar statement applied to cyclists, joggers or dog walkers. None of those are protected characteristics nor are they likely to be. Where it is a protected characteristic then I see no issue with hate crime protections being applied. As Cougar said, it's a complicated question with complex answers.
On a more serious note a mate is currently facing prosecution for a facebook comment he made towards a politician. It wasn’t overly horrible in the context of things I’ve seen on the internet but he is now in serious trouble over it
Your mate needs to collect lots of evidence showing the racism by the 'victim' and go full Marquess of Queensbury on him in court. (Wilde type hatchet job, trash the 'victim' with their own bile).
Your mate needs to collect lots of evidence showing the racism by the ‘victim’ and go full Marquess of Queensbury on him in court. (Wilde type hatchet job, trash the ‘victim’ with their own bile).
Unfortunately for him this isn't in the UK, it's somewhere where the racism issue is very well rooted into the institutions. One of the reasons I now live in the UK again! Also unfortunately for him when the police broke into (yes, they broke in, they did it to me once as well) his house they found alot of stuff they weren't keen on. Not dead bodies, more literature and posters etc
Have you actually seen that video? I have to admit it made me laugh and my Nan is a holocaust survivor.
Just out of interest, the hospital I work at has just received £23,000 from the fund.
Bloody marvellous. 🙂
Where's Gina Carano when we need her...?
Unfortunately for him this isn’t in the UK, it’s somewhere where the racism issue is very well rooted into the institutions.
Sadly, nationalist, populist governments that have recently come to power in a number of countries are either resurrecting or passing laws of this nature, I’m thinking of Poland, Hungary, India, where Modhi’s government is now being openly referred to as Fascist!