Poppy Desecration.

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(12 November 2012, 11:22)Scythe13 Wrote: I just got half way through writing how I'd kick his arse and how his freedoms should be taken away from him, but then I realised an interesting thing.

It's a bit of a dichotomy. We are taking away his civil liberties and freedoms, which are exactly, those that fought for us, fought to keep (that's a confusing sentence). Although I'm abhorred and disgusted by his actions, they are exactly the actions our soldiers in both world wars, fought for. They fought for freedom, to be able to vote, to be able to disagree with the political system, they fought for our right to express ourselves. For our right to be individual.


As disgusted by his actions as I am, a part of me feels the soldiers past (although offended by his actions) would be shocked that our government are locking the man up and thus acting in the same way the regime, they warred against, would have acted! It's a real dichotomy. I want to kick the guy's arse and get him out of our country, if not dead. Yet, such actions on behalf of the government, are dictatorial and exactly what those soldiers gave their lives to fight against!

I still think he needs a good arse kicking!!!

I applaud police tactics on this one.

The little B has the right of free speech that was fought and died for, and he's abused it in order to get attention .

The Kent Police have given him the right sort of attention in my oppinion. So what if they will have to let him go?.... I hope that his night in cells included such pleasantries of a FULL drugs search based on the photographic evidence he posted of himself burning opium poppies.