You
can comment on whatever you want in this country, we have freedom of speech and
expression.
Free speech has long been recognised as a
common law right in Britain, it also has a statutory basis in Article 10
of the European Convention on Human Rights (the “Convention”), which
has been incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998. In
fact, Article 10 of the Convention goes beyond free “speech” and
guarantees freedom of “expression,” which includes not only the spoken
word, but written material, images and other published or broadcast
material. The law does not guarantee the right to publish defamatory
statements that injure others’ reputations.
Currently the conservatives
are trying to get us out of the Human Rights act. Therefore our right
to free speech may be changed if they succeed. Personally I will say
what I feel I want to say, but I wont deliberately go out of my way to
offend. That said people take offence to me challenging whether there
is a GOD or that Jesus existed, but that is my right under freedom of speech but Im always open to be swayed with facts.
As
an addition in case anyone gets confused, freedom of speech does not
include comments designed to stir up Racial and religious hatred .....
"threatening words or behaviour, or displays of any written material
which is threatening" would contravene the Racial and Religious Hatred
Act 2006. Which is fine.
However with that in mind, my question is.... is "'Death to blasphemers" in
contravention of the act?
LINKS
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/1/schedule
http://www.fahrenheit211.net/2015/01/04/question-when-is-a-discredited-organisation-given-credence-by-a-newspaper-answer-when-that-discredited-organisation-is-called-tell-mama/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/twitter-and-facebookallowing-islamophobia-to-flourish-as-antimuslim-comments-proliferate-9954940.html
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2011/08/04/dorota-leczykiewicz-the-eu-charter-of-fundamental-rights-and-its-effects
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