Eleven people across UK arrested for making ‘racist or anti-religious’ comments on Facebook and Twitter about British soldier’s death

And when a paper like the Daily Mail will not allow comments on an article, it in and of itself is a meaningful statement. Once you can be arrested for stating a widely held opinion you know that the comments under this article would get everyone arrested.

So the DM is actually doing people a kind of favour. But then again, taking away peoples choice for freedom of speech over persecution by the state, well that makes it a questionable one.

Daily Mail:

  • Benjamin Flatters, 22, appeared in court today charged with making ‘malicious comments’ on the social networking site
  • Another man warned about his conduct on social media
  • Police say people should be careful about what they write on social media
  • Faith Matters, which works to reduce extremism, has seen incidents reported to its helpline soar following the soldier’s death

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 11:39 GMT, 25 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:18 GMT, 25 May 2013

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The murder of soldier Lee Rigby has provoked a backlash of anger across the UK, including the attacking of mosques, racial abuse and comments made on social media.

Eleven people have been arrested around Britain for making ‘racist or anti-religious’ comments on Twitter following the brutal killing in Woolwich on Wednesday.

The incident has also prompted a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents, according to the organisation Faith Matters, which works to reduce extremism.

Before the attack about four to eight cases a day were reported to its helpline. But the group said about 150 incidents had been reported in the last few days, including attacks on mosques.
Fallen hero: Father Lee Rigby, 25, from Manchester, was described as 'cheeky and humorous' in tributes. He was executed by two suspected Islamic terrorists in Woolwich on Wednesday afternoonFallen hero: Father Lee Rigby, 25, from Manchester, was killed in Woolwich on Wednesday

Fiyaz Mughal, director of Faith Matters, told BBC Radio Five Live: ‘What’s really concerning is the spread of these incidents. They’re coming in from right across the country.

‘Secondly, some of them are quite aggressive very focused, very aggressive attacks. And thirdly, there also seems to be significant online activity…suggesting co-ordination of incidents and attacks against institutions or places where Muslims congregate.’

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(“An 85 year old woman was arrested for a stream of hatred being directed towards a mosque. Where are the arrests for the stream of hatred coming from within mosques towards everyone else?” -Paraphrasing John Robson)

 

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7 Replies to “Eleven people across UK arrested for making ‘racist or anti-religious’ comments on Facebook and Twitter about British soldier’s death”

  1. Would it ever occur to these mentally challenged dickheads that this “hate speech” would end if the British people could see swift and certain punishment of Muslimaniac murdering vermin? I.E. a public hanging from the Tower of London, heads removed and displayed on pikes for a week.

  2. Just rechecked 26 May 00.25am BST Comments are still disallowed for this story.(Mail story)
    The Daily Telegraph seems also to be disallowing comments with regard to Woolwich event but allowing comment on other stories.Paul Weston has mentioned this.
    Perhaps they feel in light of police action against anger expressed on twitter they might be arrested for hate crimes if they publish the unsanctioned opinions of the masses?

  3. The story below …where the usually extensive Mail readers comments should be reads …..

    “Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons”.

    “I’ll gag the hate clerics: Cameron to launch new terror task force to stamp out religious extremism”

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330945/Lee-Rigby-aftermath-Ill-gag-hate-clerics-Cameron-launch-new-terror-task-force-stamp-religious-extremism.html#ixzz2ULufT5Cc

    And here no readers comments

    Woolwich attack: New bid to muzzle the preachers of hate
    A high-level task force is to be set up in a fresh attempt to muzzle Islamist clerics who radicalise young men through extremist preaching. ……

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/10081091/Woolwich-attack-New-bid-to-muzzle-the-preachers-of-hate.html

    What is going on??????

  4. so now I am trying to figure out how to tweet, so I can join in the racist islamophobic comments

    I want to tweet EDL, with my loving views of the backward psychotic islamics that have taken over
    sane democracies, with comments about the pig mo ham mad, the pedophile, the hideous death cult of islam,
    the hatefilled imams that spew the scourge of islam in the mosques, while their cult followers sniff
    anal odors from their butts in prayer, while implementing gender apartheid, calling for death to Jews and unbelievers, prancing about in their 2nd century costumes,
    and while I’m at it, I.ll send some to that hideous gutless wonder of a British PM

    As it is, when I confront costumed islamicws on the streets of this city, with simply expressed views on their cult, leaders, prophets, etc, I am lunged at, threatened with assault, threatened with calls to 911, indicating that what I am doing is worthy of an emergency call, as I cheerily say Good Day, Have a great day, this is Canada, and I can wear a cartoon of your prophet on my shirt, and insult your religion, because this is Canada, and we have the right to do this…

    At least for the time being we do, as long as that pimple trudeau doesn’t get selected by his adoring females

  5. Fallen in Battle, this soldier deserves full honors, a medal, but it will be decades before he is recognized posthumously