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They were charged under the Public Order Act, whereas if you burned the Koran you'd probably be charged under the Racial and Religious Hatred Act which would certainly land you in hotter water.Hetairoi said:I bet I wouldn't have got off so lightly if I had burnt the Koran!
Of course you are right though it pains me to say it!Withnail said:While you may argue that "hatred of Muslims" is a possible outcome of the protest, it would have been impossible to prove it was the intent.
You may think the law an ass but there is simply no way a prosecution could have been successful under the Racial and Religious Hatred Act in this case.
None of this makes him any less of a tw*t, i hasten to add.
Threaten to do it and you will end up on Fox news !Hetairoi said:I bet I wouldn't have got off so lightly if I had burnt the Koran!
Hear hear!toooldtorock said:Don't think there actions were really well thought out. The freedom they have to carry out such an act was fought for, and continues to be fought for, by just the people the poppy is meant to remind you of. I don't fear any muslim, just like any jew, atheist etc, etc.
hear hear what i want to know is he was on 800 amonth plus said worked as a engineer. and said if we were willing to dish out benefits he would take them. but if your british lose your home and job your treated like shit from dole officeharri2000 said:Stories like this really rile me, but I think it's just absolutely criminal that out boys fighting on the front line still pay their taxes along with the rest of us .... £800 of which goes into this bastards pocket every month for doing sod all!!!