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marmar

(76,991 posts)
Thu May 14, 2015, 06:54 AM May 2015

David Cameron's "V for Vendetta" Britain


from truthdig:



Less than a week into his second term as prime minister, David Cameron is set to introduce a series of tough new laws redefining what it means to be an extremist in Britain.

“For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone. It’s often meant we have stood neutral between different values. And that’s helped foster a narrative of extremism and grievance. This Government will conclusively turn the page on this failed approach,” states a briefing released by Cameron’s office.

Anyone expressing an ideology that the government views as “extreme” will be required to apply for permission to print or post to social media, and as part of the strategy, Cameron will fast-track powers to allow British police to vet the online conversations of those considered extremists. According to The Independent, the new package is expected to include:

• The introduction of banning orders for extremist organizations that use hate speech in public places, but whose activities fall short of proscription.

• New Extremism Disruption Orders to restrict people who seek to radicalize young people ..................(more)

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/david_cameron_unleashes_frightening_attack_on_tolerance_through_new_extremi




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mr blur

(7,753 posts)
1. Well, there's one for all you Daily Mail readers out there -
Thu May 14, 2015, 07:15 AM
May 2015

Daily Mail readers are pretty much Lord Snooty's base.

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)
4. This is what happens when laws against "hate" speech
Thu May 14, 2015, 07:57 AM
May 2015

are legal.

I agree, thank the heavens for the first amendment!

malthaussen

(17,066 posts)
5. Yeah, citizens who obey the law shouldn't be left alone.
Thu May 14, 2015, 08:23 AM
May 2015

Do I detect an echo from Canada here? I wonder if Mr Cameron wants to criminalize boycotts.

-- Mal

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
6. Holy shit...that is exceedingly chilling.
Thu May 14, 2015, 08:26 AM
May 2015

What we do here is bad enough, with "free speech zones" to limit press coverage and demonstrations.

Britain and the US have shown they go down the same road hand in hand.


starroute

(12,977 posts)
7. Add in that business about life sentences for hackers
Thu May 14, 2015, 10:06 AM
May 2015
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/05/13/death-penalty-or-life-for-hackers/

With little fanfare or fuss, on 3 May, life sentences for the most egregious digital crimes – ones that cause significant damage to people’s lives or national security – became a reality in the UK. . . .

Announced last year during the Queen’s Speech, the update to the UK Computer Misuse Act via the Serious Crime Act 2015 has caused consternation for two reasons. First, it’s terms are broad. For someone to have deserved a life in prison, they must have committed an “unauthorised act” and known that it was unauthorised, and will have either intended to have caused “serious damage” to “human welfare or to national security” or had been “reckless as to whether such harm was caused”. As noted by Professor Peter Sommer, who holds posts at de Montfort and the Open Universities and has been expert witness in numerous computer crimes trials, this leaves much open to interpretation by British judges, some of whom may not have even moderate technical understanding of the issues, whilst juries could be convinced fallacious information was factual. “The practical problem is that there are no definitions of ‘serious damage’ or ‘national security’. So it will be up to a judge to try and guide the jury – who will presumably have already heard from some serious sounding bloke speaking from behind a curtain.”
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