religiously-aggravated public order offence? expressing religious beliefs?

[northernladyuk]

Who plays baseball in the UK?

No-one!

So having a baseball bat under the counter means you have an offensive weapon.

It doesn't if you sell baseball bats.

[SueEllen]

This is why all shops should sell baseball bats.

Who plays baseball in the UK?

No-one!

So having a baseball bat under the counter means you have an offensive weapon.

[northernladyuk]

If I had a shop and you stood shouting in front of it then I would be tempted to get my cricket bat* out from under the counter to move you on.

*As everyone plays cricket keeping my playing stuff under the counter is legit.

This is why all shops should sell baseball bats.

[SueEllen]

Sounds like the crowd yelled at them, too. So it's mutual. And I'm sure Mohammed, if he would only express his view, would say they are liars, too. It's mutual. And presumably most gays think these guys were being immoral in saying those things, so that's mutual, too.

So the crowd, Mohammed, and the gays in the crowd (if any) didn't get arrested, or get told to move on by the police. So sounds like an equitable judgment to me.

Why do we need laws against saying stupid things loudly, anyway? We send people to Westminster to say stupid things loudly for five years. Unless they are actually advocating violence, let them speak.

If I had a shop and you stood shouting in front of it then I would be tempted to get my cricket bat* out from under the counter to move you on.

*As everyone plays cricket keeping my playing stuff under the counter is legit.

[WordIsBond]

Sounds like the crowd yelled at them, too. So it's mutual. And I'm sure Mohammed, if he would only express his view, would say they are liars, too. It's mutual. And presumably most gays think these guys were being immoral in saying those things, so that's mutual, too.

So the crowd, Mohammed, and the gays in the crowd (if any) didn't get arrested, or get told to move on by the police. So sounds like an equitable judgment to me.

Why do we need laws against saying stupid things loudly, anyway? We send people to Westminster to say stupid things loudly for five years. Unless they are actually advocating violence, let them speak.

[northernladyuk]

People should be able to say what they think.

I shouldn't.

[xoggoth]

People should be able to say what they think but shouting it out in a public place is rather different.

[NotAllThere]

https://www.longroom.com/discussion/...igious-beliefs

The issue was not really what they were saying, but rather that after being told to move along by the police, they chose not to. Which means that the court has said you don't have to do what the police tell you. So good result, all in all.

[SueEllen]

If they caused a nuisance to a trader by stopping customers come in, and annoying a load of people leading to a crowd to start chanting at them then it's public disorder regardless of what they were saying.

[BrilloPad]

God told me you are a tax dodging relationship failure chunt.

You should not believe everything God tells you. All the fun things to do in life are a sin.

[northernladyuk]

https://www.longroom.com/discussion/...igious-beliefs

Where do you draw the line?

God told me you are a tax dodging relationship failure chunt.

[BrilloPad]

https://www.longroom.com/discussion/...igious-beliefs

Where do you draw the line?