Free speech

[HunterNurturer]

(7 September 2012, 15:45)Skean Dhude Wrote: Scythe we do not have free speech. having free speech means there is no punishment for telling the truth. That is not the case in this mickey mouse country.

This is pretty much the point of the article/thread.
Thanks to Section 5 of the Public Order Act, Free Speech doesn't exist in the UK. And as I mentioned in a previous thread, it's basically a law that gives police the right to arrest and harass you for just about anything, because it's purely down to their judgement whether something you say or do is insulting, abusive or threatening.

Section 5 of the 1986 Public Order Act says a person "is guilty of an offence if he (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or (b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting, within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby".