Remember when JD Vance came here to Europe to lecture us about freedom of speech?

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Patriot96 · 56-60, C

I read somewhere that someone was jailed for expressing dislike of government. I may be wrong

wishforthenight · M

@Patriot96 You are wrong. During the racist riots last summer, which were based on lies spread by the far right, Lucie Connolly was jailed for posting on X:

Patriot96 · 56-60, C

@wishforthenight free speech allows you to say anything. Hers appear to be threats, hate speech

wishforthenight · M

@Patriot96 Damn right they are. And that's what she was jailed for. But I daresay she thought of it as "free speech". Luckily, our laws disagree.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@Patriot96 The case for the prosecution was that her words amounted to incitement to racial violence during a period of heightened racial tension. She plead guilty to the charge to avoid a jury trial and a longer sentence. Since being released she has been adopted by Reform UK as a "free speech martyr" and at their party conference she advocated for lighter prison sentences for women.

Which struck some of us as a massive conflict of interest 🙄

wishforthenight · M

@SunshineGirl

@Patriot96 probably sees nothing wrong with that.