[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

He sticks up for you
Alf

You can't blame him, I'm a top geezer.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Author Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, has been attacked on stage in New York state.

The former Booker Prize winner was speaking at an event of the Chautauqua Institution at the time.

Witnesses say they saw a man run on stage and either punch or stab Mr Rushdie.

A video posted online shows attendees rushing onto the stage immediately following the incident.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62524922

Given the attack was witnessed by so many people .. how on Earth is the attacker allowed to plead ‘ not guilty’ ?!?!


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[arista]

[JK Rowling working with police over death threat
after voicing support for Salman Rushdie
The author tweets her thanks to fans, saying:
"To all sending supportive messages: thank you.
Police are involved (were already involved on other threats)."]


[Her address was made public by activists
after she "spoke up for women's sex-based rights",
she revealed last November.
At the same time, she said she
had "received so many death threats
I could paper the house with them".

Warner Bros recently defended the author,
contradicting a decision to ban



https://news.sky.com/story/jk-rowlin...shdie-12672229

[Sticks]

An example from Edinburgh that so called Freedom of speech is curtailed

See here

An Edinburgh Festival show by controversial comedian Jerry Sadowitz has been cancelled by venue bosses.

The comic and magician had been due to play two nights at The Pleasance at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Friday and Saturday.

The Pleasance said the second night would not go ahead as his material "does not align with our values".

Sadowitz, 61, an American-born Scot, is known for aggressive stand-up performances.

He said on Twitter: "Did a show last night, 75 mins, thought it went well. Didn't see any walkouts.

"Today I'm told my show's been cancelled. Great stuff. I'm truly sorry for everyone who travelled to see the show tonight."

See link above for more

[arista]

Typical Bloated BBC
no idea, on what USA-SCOT said that upset them?

Was it BBC's Jimmy Savile?

[arista]

Good news

Salman is now talking
and off his ventilator.
Ref: SkyNewsHD


He needs to go Live on TV news Media
to piss off all those Evil Muslims

[Nicky91]

sorry but i don't feel bad for him

he had this coming for him


same many years ago with Theo van Gogh murder, if you offend someone doesn't matter what race, religion they're from, you can always expect certain people wanting to go attacking and attempting to murder you



good that he is off his ventilator, but he really needs to go rethink about some of the vile insulting things in his books, and possibly also not showing up in person anymore at lectures, but via zoom broadcast from a secure and classified location

[bitontheslide]

he didn't have it coming to him Nicky, an outrageous and singularly stupid thing to say

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

he didn't have it coming to him Nicky, an outrageous and singularly stupid thing to say

that's why i said sorry in the beginning of my post, i knew it would be a controversial thing to say


also i am not ''cancel culture'' or anything, but this man is an essayist, whom unlike comedians, should always be taken serious

so if he writes insulting crap in his books towards muslims, well yeah you got some people whom are so offended by it that they feel the needs to attack him whenever they get the opportunity to

[Oliver_W]

Okay Nicky, what has he said that's insulting? Specifically?

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

he didn't have it coming to him Nicky, an outrageous and singularly stupid thing to say

Yes it was a Free Speech event
nothing to with his book

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Sticks

An example from Edinburgh that so called Freedom of speech is curtailed

See here



See link above for more

Deserves a thread of it's own.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Okay Nicky, what has he said that's insulting? Specifically?

being an islamophobe in his novel ''satanic verses''

[Nicky91]

''free speech event''


a free speech to offend i never offend anyone's religion though so i stand by what i said, i don't feel sorry for him getting attacked

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

being an islamophobe in his novel ''satanic verses''

he is a muslim so no

[arista]

Nicky the UK & USA
want more free speech.


That's Healthy

[arista]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Deserves a thread of it's own.

GBnewsHD told us why
so will do one, now

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Given the attack was witnessed by so many people .. how on Earth is the attacker allowed to plead ‘ not guilty’ ?!?!


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Any thoughts ?


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[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Any thoughts ?


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diminished responsibility?

[parmnion]

So the moneys still up for grabs then ?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Any thoughts ?


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it's up to the prosecution to prove that he is guilty, they may have gotten the wrong guy

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

being an islamophobe in his novel ''satanic verses''

More specifically?

And that term is a misnomer, as it suggests that a fear of islam is irrational. *waves hand vaguely at ... the world*

[arista]

[Terrorist H. Matar, 24, center, arrives for
an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse
in Mayville, NY on Saturday]

[arista]

[Salman Rushdie has been removed
from ventilator and is Joking,
a day after The Satanic Verses author was
stabbed on-stage at Up state NY literary festival
while cops hired to guard event watched]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-stabbed.html



He must get on Live TV news
to show all those Evil Extreme Muslims
that they failed.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

[Terrorist H. Matar, 24, center, arrives for
an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse
in Mayville, NY on Saturday]

I’d let the victims decide on the sentence


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