Man arrested over 'Manchester Arena bomber' costume
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North Yorkshire Police says it received reports of a man on social media dressed as Salman Abedi.
  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyOP
    42·
    11 months ago

    using a public communication network to send offensive messages and other offences.

    This is often used to prosecute “Offensive” social media posts. I think they got count dankula using something similar to that

    • Arrakis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      65·
      11 months ago

      People often forget that their right to free speech ends where it impacts the rights of others.

      • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyOP
        94·
        11 months ago

        I don’t think there is a “right not be offended” and i also don’t think there should be. if only for the fact that offense is entirely subjective.

        • Arrakis@lemmy.worldEnglish
          65·
          11 months ago

          I didn’t say anything about offense…

          You can’t call someone a racial slur and claim it was free speech, for example.

          Edit

          Is it really that controversial that hate speech isn’t the same as free speech? Really?

          • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyOP
            35·
            11 months ago

            if calling someone a racial slur is not about offense then what is it about?

            • Arrakis@lemmy.worldEnglish
              52·
              11 months ago

              Maybe you should look up the definition of hate speech.

              I’m not saying it’s what happened here, but the idea it’s about “offense” is something worthy of the Daily Mail. The law doesn’t deal with opinion in reality, only headlines.

              • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyOP
                35·
                11 months ago

                maybe you should look up the definition of free speech.

                Free speech and hate speech laws are not compatible

                • Arrakis@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  33·
                  11 months ago

                  Yes… That’s exactly what I’ve been saying, your right to free speech ends when it becomes hate speech. I’m not really sure what point you’re trying to make.

                  Re: your edit. Are you trying to say that hate speech should be allowed? I’m genuinely baffled.

                  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyOP
                    23·
                    11 months ago

                    if i am not free to speak hate then i do not have free speech

                    your argument can be turned around, your “right” not to be offended ends where it infringes on my right to free speech.

                    What is considered “Hate” speech is essentially a line arbitrarily drawn in the sand

          • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyOP
            25·
            11 months ago

            if you are not free to speak certain things then by definition you do not have free speech.