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Originally Posted by Shasown

Its not illegal to voice any opinion.

Its illegal to do it in a way that offends or insults others. By offending or insulting you are provoking or inciting and thats the key point of the law.

They could have had their own little march on a different day etc. not a problem. They could have quietly stood there brandishing placards with Troops out slogans etc again not a problem. Instead they choose to chant during the two minutes silence and burn poppies.

However they wanted to offend in order to generate maximum publicity for themselves and their cause. And in all fairness probably would have been more than happy if some sort of fight or violence occured, just so they play the martyrs.

If they want so much to play the martyrs etc why dont they sod off in a little gang and protest on street corners over there. Lets see how long their heads remain attached to their bodies.

A seriously flawed answer........Must not express an opinion that offends others in some way.......In that case all opposing opinions would be banned according to your logic.

Whenever one offers an opposing expression there is always the risk of offence. Someone some where will be offended come what may......

You cannot on one hand support freedom of expression and then in the other hand invent a load of if's and but's.........Freedom of expression then becomes the victim of those who choose to be offended and choose to want to censor others.

I detest what the guy did as much as any one else would. But I detest even more the corrosion of free expression in this country using the argument that to express an extreme belief is in itself incitement..........No its its not its just an expression that some people weak in the head interprete as incitement and use that anger to justify the censorship of others.


You either have free speach/expression or you don't......You cannot have free speech and then invent a load of if's and but's and rules for this or that for interpritation..............Freedom of expression is freedom of expression....End of........

The modern generation have betrayed eveything our brave servicemen faught for in the last two major conflicts....