[Livia]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Thank you Mock.
WORDS are a powerful tool and can be dangerous.

If anyone has prejudices, who then spout out those prejudices publicly, even in print too
Which if in any way can be construed as inciting or wanting harm done to others, like this lady CHOSE to post.
Then indeed, in my view, words should have consequences.

Actually setting out to post vile and dangerous words, (in these times), with planned wording made before finally posting.
Then definitely that needs to be dealt with and SHOULD in my view be a crime too.

I agree. We've had weekly marches of Palestinian supporters calling for the death of Jews. These marches have been fully supported and enabled by the Met Police who even argued when questioned that the use of a swastika is "subjective". Grooming gangs have been pretty much let off the hook so as not to upset Pakistanis particularly and Muslims in general. If people are going to be hit with the full force if the law, that law has to be seen to apply to everyone equally. Right now, it doesn't. It's a two tier system.

This woman's sentence was intentionally cruel and longer than a Pakistani man got for raping a child. I can't be the only person who thinks that is obscene.

It's all very well to be supportive of people's feelings but it doesn't work if only one section if society is protected.