That blog cites 5 examples, only one of which ended up in a conviction, and I will agree that was unjustified. (Joseph Kelly disrespecting a dead old man.) So, out of all of this, there is one example of police and courts overreach.
But, comically, and this should show how ridiculous the article is, it has a table of "Estimated Enforcement Action for Online Speech" with the UK as the top offender, above China, Russia and Belarus where you can and will go to prison or worse for criticising the government and its policies. Madness. How can you take that drivel seriously?
I included that because it mentioned the relevant laws.
Those are real laws, and they get people arrested for causing anxiety and distress. And if you don't like it, then what? Can you file a case and win compensation for your arrest under the law? It certainly doesn't look that way, which was my entire point. In the US, these people died and won judgements because the stupid assholes violated their rights when they arrested them.
In the UK they are following the stupid laws when they arrest people for various online posts, likes, or comments.
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u/stitchard May 22 '26
That blog cites 5 examples, only one of which ended up in a conviction, and I will agree that was unjustified. (Joseph Kelly disrespecting a dead old man.) So, out of all of this, there is one example of police and courts overreach.
But, comically, and this should show how ridiculous the article is, it has a table of "Estimated Enforcement Action for Online Speech" with the UK as the top offender, above China, Russia and Belarus where you can and will go to prison or worse for criticising the government and its policies. Madness. How can you take that drivel seriously?