United Kingdom totalitarian government police conducts more than 30 arrests a day for offensive posts on social media and on another platforms.
It is not known from now on that Britain is falling into the abyss of Orwellian totalitarianism from period to month. As revealed, thousands of people were detained in this country for sending messages via the Internet, telephone or mail. It is the most crucial crime in the eyes of the far left, or alleged “talk of hatred”.
The arrest data obtained by The Times show that officers make about 12,000 arrests per year under Article 127. Communication Act of 2003 and Article 1.
These laws state that it is illegal to origin anxiety by sending ‘dangerously offensive’ messages or by providing content of an ‘indecent, obscene or threatening nature’ on the network. In 2023 police officers made 12,183 arrests, corresponding to about 33 arrests a day. This means an increase in the number of arrests by almost 58% compared to the period before pseudopandemic. In 2019, police forces recorded only 7734 detentions.
Alarming statistic have sparked criticism from human rights organisations that have accused authorities of over-control of the net and of restricting freedom of speech through vague and murderous communications legislation.
Meanwhile, the fresh Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued guidelines for the Crown Prosecutor's Office, in which he stated that offensive messages on social media should consequence in criminal proceedings only under "exceptional circumstances". This vague wording, which was officially intended to reduce the number of arrests, caused its further increase.
Interestingly, although the number of arrests has increased, the analysis of government data shows that the number of convictions and convictions for “a hatred speech” has decreased dramatically. According to the Ministry of Justice data, 1119 convictions were issued in 2023 for offences under Articles 127 and 1, a decrease of almost half as compared to 2015, erstwhile 1995 people were found guilty of these crimes.
There are respective reasons why arrests do not consequence in a sentence, specified as out-of-court solutions, or difficulties in collecting evidence of terrible crimes of “hate speech”. Most likely, however, the point is that the arrest itself is expected to have preventive effects in the head of the authorities – to scare the individual from making further entries related to criticism of utmost left-wing central and local authorities, refugees and deviating environments.
In the media, there were voices of outrage about police's "excessive interference" and concerns that officers could "limit democracy" by arresting people for malicious comments and critical posts.
Toby Young, founder and manager of the Free Speech Union, said that his organization helps a twelve people charged with crimes from Article 127 or Article 1. Among them is 40-year-old David Wootton, who appealed against the conviction that sentenced him to 2 years in prison for disguised himself at home as Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi. The man posted photos on social media on which he wore an arabian headgear, and on the shirt the inscription "I love Ariana Grande" and carried a backpack with the inscription "Boom" and "TNT" on the front. He said he'd dress like that for Halloween.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer powerfully denied that there was a crisis of freedom of speech in Britain erstwhile J.D. Vance raised this issue with him in the White House. However, the above data indicate that the problem exists.
OUR COMMENTS: Unfortunately, utmost left-wing activist Adam Bodnar, acting as Minister of Injustice in the Government of Warsaw Donald Tusk, seeks to implement these standards in Poland. This is to be served by the “hate speech” Act, which has now reached the Constitutional Court and illegal guidelines for prosecutors who are associated with it, although it has not yet entered into force.
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