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By *ross-eyed Mary OP Man
over a year ago

Salisbury

“Orwell’s thought police is now a reality. Humberside Police are investigating a man for retweeting an offensive limerick -- they even contacted him to ‘check his thinking’. It is now normal for police to investigate ‘non-crime hate incidents’.”

Now this kind of thing is a reality. Are we fucked ?

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"“Orwell’s thought police is now a reality. Humberside Police are investigating a man for retweeting an offensive limerick -- they even contacted him to ‘check his thinking’. It is now normal for police to investigate ‘non-crime hate incidents’.”

Now this kind of thing is a reality. Are we fucked ?"

What was the limerick about?

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By *hunderstruckMan
over a year ago

Northampton

There was an old woman from Ealing .......

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

It included the phrase "trans women are stupid"

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By *ross-eyed Mary OP Man
over a year ago

Salisbury

"It included the phrase "trans women are stupid""

So that makes it ok for the police to get in contact with him for retweeting it.....?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I heard online the other day that a man was visited by police for a post he liked on twitter! I don't think it was particularly controversial either. Can't recall the details though. Worrying? Very.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I was just answering the question of what the limerick was about. I wasn't commenting on whether the Police should have been involved or not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They have little resources as it is. Unless it was seen as stirring up hatred for a group of people, they shouldn't get involved.

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By *ross-eyed Mary OP Man
over a year ago

Salisbury

"I was just answering the question of what the limerick was about. I wasn't commenting on whether the Police should have been involved or not. "

Fair enough

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It included the phrase "trans women are stupid""

If i retweeted, "men are fucking stupid assholes" i doubt it would get attention but no different.

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By *ross-eyed Mary OP Man
over a year ago

Salisbury

"I heard online the other day that a man was visited by police for a post he liked on twitter! I don't think it was particularly controversial either. Can't recall the details though. Worrying? Very."

Is the police force becoming the paramilitary wing of the Guardian newspaper?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I heard online the other day that a man was visited by police for a post he liked on twitter! I don't think it was particularly controversial either. Can't recall the details though. Worrying? Very.

Is the police force becoming the paramilitary wing of the Guardian newspaper?"

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"It included the phrase "trans women are stupid"

If i retweeted, "men are fucking stupid assholes" i doubt it would get attention but no different. "

You would probably get an award.

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By *ross-eyed Mary OP Man
over a year ago

Salisbury

"It included the phrase "trans women are stupid"

If i retweeted, "men are fucking stupid assholes" i doubt it would get attention but no different.

You would probably get an award.

He's probably right! And I'm sure it won't be long until tweeting that will be mandatory!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It reminds me of the Cathy Newman interview with Jordan Peterson.

Cathy - Why should your right to freedom of speech, trump a trans person's right to be offended?

Jordan - Because in order to think, you have to risk being offensive.

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