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    [–]tiny-brown-mug 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    What concerns me is that the police show up over an internet post. She didn't threaten to physically hurt anyone, didn't key anyone's car, didn't assault someone at a gay pride parade. She just typed her opinions into a website, and the police show up like she's a domestic terrorist. I don't get that.

    You can't have an opinion on public social media anymore. Have the wrong opinion, and the police show up. Thought crimes.

    [–]jet199 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

    Not even a post, a discussion between people on a forum.

    It's like being arrested for saying some rude things to your friend in a noisy pub.

    [–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    It's getting worse by the day. Policing of language instead of actually going after violent criminals. Last weekend I walked past a police officer in a park who then tried to pick a fight with me to impress his blonde female colleague, for my horrific crime of walking and enjoying my day in peace.

    [–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Funnily enough that particular force has an issue with investigating paedos but can arrest a women over someone else's internet chats.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-49350013

    [–]Newzok 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    If you have any possibility of creating change you're taken out of the equation. Assange is no. 1 example but sets the precedent for more minor shit. Not to forget, they literally killed strikers back in Thatcher's days. Apparently its not taught in schools anymore.