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CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
[...]
> >>>>>>>> It's amazing that common sense has to be codified in this Woke
> >>>>>>>> world. Britain's Supreme Court seems to have to made the same
> >>>>>>>> decision.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> That's *really* amazing, since Britain's now a shithole where
> >>>>>>> posting reasonable opinions online can get you arrested and
> >>>>>>> jailed.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm pretty sure that, in Britain, they'll probably change the law.
> >>>>>> They're that far gone with this Woke stupidity.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Have you been to Britain, RonB?
> >>>>
> >>>> Nope. But I can read.
> >>>
> >>>  From where have you gained your information, RonB?  Is it
> >>> a trustworthy, authoritative and timely source of British news?
> >>
> >> Are you going to deny that people have been jailed for posting memes in
> >> Britain? If so you better get hold of the British press and tell them,
> >> because they seem to be "confused" on the subject.
> >>
> > no they don't
> >
>
> <https://www.rebelnews.com/man_jailed_in_uk_for_posting_memes_of_george_floyd_in_whatsapp_facebook_group_chats>
> 

"A former West Mercia police officer has been jailed for 20 weeks for 
 sharing 10 memes about George Floyd in a WhatsApp group chat and 
 charged with "sending grossly offensive messages"."

That's plain racist abuse, not "posting memes".

>
> <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ej8zp4971o>
> 

Incitement to riot is not just "posting memes".

>
> <https://news.sky.com/story/police-officer-jailed-over-racist-whatsapp-memes-mocking-george-floyds-death-12633966>
> 

Promoting racism is not just "posting memes".

>
> <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy76dxkpjpjo>
>

"Stirring up racial hatred on social media." is not just "posting
memes".

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