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[Ruairi77]

Respect LL.

I know you are not Merican by birth, but can you imagine what would happen if some fella did that at the cortege of JFK? Would the crowd/plod, turn and say, "well we disagree, but defend your right to shout it out". Or call it out as disrespectful?


Neither will be pressed with charges anyrate.

This is not about approving or disapproving of a peaceful protest at a funeral.
This is about approving or disapproving of the right to do so.

If some fella did that at a US equivalent today, the cops would definitely not intervene. The court of public opinion would call it out as disrespectful.

While I don't approve of protesting at a funeral. The fact that the government has stepped in to stop it should be very concerning.

Maybe, like LL, I've been here too long

 

[LinekersLegs]

Respect LL.

I know you are not Merican by birth, but can you imagine what would happen if some fella did that at the cortege of JFK? Would the crowd/plod, turn and say, "well we disagree, but defend your right to shout it out". Or call it out as disrespectful?


Neither will be pressed with charges anyrate.

Oh there would definitely be some people calling it out and police would have separated them and possibly charged if punches were thrown.

But that is a whole different situation than police arresting you on a public street for holding a sign (if that is all they did)

 

[RAFUH]

There's always been that rivalry between England/Scotland

As an American, even I recognize that as a colossal understatement and misrepresentation.

 

[roydo]

Oh there would definitely be some people calling it out and police would have separated them and possibly charged if punches were thrown.

But that is a whole different situation than police arresting you on a public street for holding a sign (if that is all they did)

He shouted out, folk took offence and turned on him, plod removed him.

Breach of the (funeral) peace. If you cant respect a funeral cortege, what can you respect?

 

[Tin-Tin]

He shouted out, folk took offence and turned on him, plod removed him.

Breach of the (funeral) peace. If you cant respect a funeral cortege, what can you respect?

Agree with LL here. What he done was in bad taste, but its not an offence

 

[RAFUH]

He shouted out, folk took offence and turned on him, plod removed him.

Breach of the (funeral) peace. If you cant respect a funeral cortege, what can you respect?

We have similar in the US - the Westboro Baptist church group - that protests at all sorts of funeral processions all over the country.

Not saying I agree with it or the messages this group has, but it is their right in the US.

 

[widnesblue]

We have similar in the US - the Westboro Baptist church group - that protests at all sorts of funeral processions all over the country.

Not saying I agree with it or the messages this group has, but it is their right in the US.

Are them lunatics still going?

 

[LinekersLegs]

We have similar in the US - the Westboro Baptist church group - that protests at all sorts of funeral processions all over the country.

Not saying I agree with it or the messages this group has, but it is their right in the US.

Because of them there were even new laws passed by Congress to limit how close you could be to a funeral to protest.

However the Supreme Court found in their favor in being able to protest.

Snyder v. Phelps - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

“The case brought up the issue of whether or not the First Amendment protected public protestors at a funeral against claims of emotional distress, better known as tort liability. It involved a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress, claimed by Albert Snyder, a man[2] whose son Matthew Snyder, a U.S. Marine, was killed during the Iraq War. The claim was made in response to the actions of the Phelps family as well as the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) who were also present at the picketing of the funeral. The Court ruled in favor of Phelps in an 8–1 decision, determining that their speech related to a public issue was completely protected, and could not be prevented as it was on public property.”

 

[Jebus_lives]

Nothing what I posted is false.

Scotland is ran by a Nationalist party who blame all their ills on the nasty Johnny Englishman - they're no different than the Farages of the werld.

The uproar towards the Royals largely grows out of the seeds of fascist ideology that the SNP feeds off and promotes.

Oh dear.

 

[LinekersLegs]

He shouted out, folk took offence and turned on him, plod removed him.

Breach of the (funeral) peace. If you cant respect a funeral cortege, what can you respect?

As I say mate we’re going to have to agree to disagree, seems a very slippery slope that to me, especially as some seem to have been arrested (or threatened with arrest) merely for holding a sign.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

This is not about approving or disapproving of a peaceful protest at a funeral.
This is about approving or disapproving of the right to do so.

If some fella did that at a US equivalent today, the cops would definitely not intervene. The court of public opinion would call it out as disrespectful.

While I don't approve of protesting at a funeral. The fact that the government has stepped in to stop it should be very concerning.

Maybe, like LL, I've been here too long

The procession goes up the royal mile in Edinburgh as well. Can’t expect there to be any anti royal sentiment there or dissenting voices.

 

[Jebus_lives]

He shouted out, folk took offence and turned on him, plod removed him.

Breach of the (funeral) peace. If you cant respect a funeral cortege, what can you respect?

He wasn't at the funeral cortege I don't think. He was at the proclamation or something like that.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Scotland is run by the conservative government who govern the U.K.

In name maybe but the SNP is the only rodeo in town up there these days.

Wont be long before their transformation into a Fascist state is complete.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

This is not about approving or disapproving of a peaceful protest at a funeral.
This is about approving or disapproving of the right to do so.

If some fella did that at a US equivalent today, the cops would definitely not intervene. The court of public opinion would call it out as disrespectful.

While I don't approve of protesting at a funeral. The fact that the government has stepped in to stop it should be very concerning.

Maybe, like LL, I've been here too long

No offence mate but the US is a backward state these days.

Anyone carrying on like a berk at a funeral cortege deserves locking up imo.

 

[Kurt.]

A stark warning for anyone who thinks England can ever be free of a monarchy. A Parliament can't talk about it, people can't protest about...How long before they come for us online?

How long before you realise the UK isn’t just england ?