Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:29 pm
Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:53 pm
NJ73 wrote:Forever Blue wrote:
If we did that in their country we would prob have 10 yrs in prison and our hands chopped off and thats not a joke.
Well firstly, where is "their country" exactly?
Secondly, the point is that protest is tolerated in this country. You however would stick him behind bars because you don't agree with his protest. That is a very slippery slope.
Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:56 pm
Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:48 pm
blueheaven wrote:If you live in a Country then respect that Countries laws and traditions this 'protest' was intended to inflame and cause a reaction and although i believe strongly in freedom of speech and the right to protest. There as to be a line drawn somewhere and i believe insulting the memories of our war dead crosses that line.![]()
If the law (Which is a complete arse) dictates that the punishment for such an action is a £50 fine then the punishment must be universal and should apply equally so if somebody burnt the Koran outside a mosque for example then the punishment should be a £50 fine but somehow i don't think it would be
Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:58 pm
Nuclearblue wrote:my grandfather fought in the first world war NB and spent time in chepstow for shellshock, so i have the upmost respect for the british soldier! ... no we dont use kids as human shields but innocent children are being killled! [who can forget that boy who had his arms and legs blown off by a bomb at the start of our illegal war on terror] ... as for the israelis you really need to do your homework cause what they are doing is unbelievable! please read up! ..... btw the nazi`s were crushed 70 years ago! to blame that for what they are doing now, is nonsense!