Category Archives: Soft totalitarianism
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
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 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.’
(“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)
85-year-old arrested for shouting outside Mosque
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An 85-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly shouting outside the Jamia mosque in Gillingham today (Friday 24 May). She is currently in police custody for a public order offence.
Woolwich Murder: ‘Offensive’ Tweets Arrests
The first thing England does after a British soldier is slaughtered and beheaded on the streets by a koran reciting devout muslim, is start arresting anyone who has anything bad to say about muslims or the ideology that inspired the murder. These arrests are merely the leftist equivalent of Islamic blasphemy laws.
Someday, and may that day come soon, there will be trials in England that will make Nuremberg look like a partial dress rehearsal.
Eeyore
Sky News:
Police arrest two people on suspicion of inciting racial or religious hatred on Twitter about the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.
Tributes to murdered soldier Drummer Lee Rigby
Two men have been arrested for making alleged offensive comments on a social networking website about the killing of a serving British soldier in London.
Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, was murdered in an attack on a street in Woolwich on Wednesday as members of the public watched in horror.
The father-of-one, of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, had fought in Afghanistan.
Avon and Somerset Police received complaints about remarks that appeared on Twitter, which were of a racist or anti-religious nature.
A 23-year-old and a 22-year-old, both from Bristol, were held under the Public Order Act on suspicion of inciting racial or religious hatred.
Detective Inspector Ed Yaxley said: “On Wednesday evening, we were contacted by people concerned about comments made on social media accounts.
“We began inquiries into the comments and at around 3.20am two men, aged 23 and 22, were detained at two addresses in Bristol.
“The men were arrested under the Public Order Act on suspicion of inciting racial or religious hatred. Our inquiries into these comments continue.
“These comments were directed against a section of our community. Comments such as these are completely unacceptable and only cause more harm to our community in Bristol.
Navy SEAL Team 6 families blame Obama & Feds
Obama’s IRS scandal
IRS commissioner quits over conservative tax scrutiny
I hope Obama has enough swords for all of his friends to fall on.
BBC:
Barack Obama said he was “angry” about the IRS’ conduct
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The head of the US tax agency has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Barack Obama has announced.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller was asked by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to resign, Mr Obama told a news conference.
The scandal has been one of several to rattle the White House in recent days.
In a short statement, Mr Obama said he would work with Congress in further investigations of the IRS matter.
over 50 legacy media orgs notice the soft-totalitarianism that Obama has created and is protesting. But is it too little too late?
I wonder. Do these .orgs think that they are absolved of complicity with this administration because they actually find themselves forced to admit that the man they protected and promoted is actually the totalitarian in chief?
Eric Holder’s department scrambles to assign blame.
Besieged White House rejects Obama-Nixon parallels
Actually I have to agree with the Obama admin on this one.
No one died during watergate.
From Washington Times:
The White House wants the public to know that Barack H. Obama is no Richard M. Nixon.
In the midst of revelations that the IRS targeted some of President Obama’s conservative opponents inappropriately, a reporter asked White House press secretary Jay Carney about comparisons to President Nixon, whose administration compiled an “enemies’ list.”
US High school student arrested for wearing an NRA T shirt
Meanwhile, the kids with a Che T shirt get laid
WTRF 7 News Sports Weather – Wheeling Steubenville
Anyone know where I can buy one of these?
Florida School District Responds to Child’s ‘Give Up Some of My Constitutional Rights’ Assignment: ‘A Review and Investigation Will Occur’
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -Benjamin Franklin
““Give me a child for the first seven years and you may do what you like with him afterwards.” –Possibly Stalin
H/T Richard
The Blaze:
Aaron Harvey’s son wrote as part of a school lesson, “I am willing to give up some of my constitutional rights in order to be safer or more secure.” TheBlaze has redacted the child’s name at Harvey’s request
‘Secret law’ storm as police chiefs ban public from knowing who they arrest: Shock new blanket ban in the wake of Leveson report angers civil liberty groups who condemn threat to democracy
It appears to be a race as to who will destroy democracy. Muslims or totalitarians.
H/T UK Pete
Daily Mail:
- Under new ACPO guidance forces to be banned from naming suspects
- The legal risk of incorrect identification will stop the media naming suspects
- The police plan for ‘secret arrests’ is opposed by the Law Commission
By Robert Verkaik and David Ormerod
PUBLISHED: 23:30 GMT, 6 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:31 GMT, 6 April 2013
Draconian: The move, which follows a recommendation by Lord Justice Leveson in his report into press standards
Britain’s police chiefs are drawing up draconian rules under which the identities of people they arrest will be kept secret from the public.
The move, which follows a recommendation by Lord Justice Leveson in his report into press standards, has been branded an attack on open justice and has led to comparisons with police states such as North Korea and Zimbabwe.
Under current arrangements, police release basic details of a person arrested and in many cases will confirm a name to journalists. But the practice varies from force to force.
Under the new guidance, to be circulated by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), forces will be banned from confirming the names of suspects, even when journalists know the identity of someone who has been arrested.
Here is how totalitarianism looks in North America. It’s for your own good. you are too stupid to choose your soda size
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British press laws are ‘just crazy’, say shocked Americans
Telegraph:
Britain’s new press regulations were roundly condemned across the world this morning as a threat to free speech.
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10:48AM GMT 19 Mar 2013
The new rules left American commentators “horrified and shocked” at what they considered to be a “crazy idea”.
They said that the “shameful compromise” would never be allowed in the USA because it breaches the First Amendment.
The Kremlin-funded broadcaster Russia Today described the guidelines as a “threat to press freedom”.
The reaction came after the cross-party agreement was attacked by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the international body that polices human rights.
Britain, with its long running democracy, is often held up as a beacon of liberty.
Totalitarian Australian left want to control the media and the message
Funny how that works. Leftists want to use freedom of speech to get control, then of course, want to eliminate it for everyone else. Much like gun control for revolutionaries.
“Watch my show now while you can”
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