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CruisinForABrewsin t1_ja9oo26 wrote

Reply to comment by HorizonZeroFucks in Tottenham fan arrested after homophobic ‘rent boy’ chant plagues Chelsea match by rejs7

Throwing somebody in jail just for being an asshole? Where do you draw the line, and who ultimately gets to decide where that line is?

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teabagmoustache t1_jaa70c8 wrote

I'm pretty hypocritical in that I never used care about racists and homophobes getting arrested for being aresholes, it wasn't something I could get worked up enough to defend.

When I saw people being threatened with arrest for holding up blank pieces of paper to protest the monarchy, during the Queen's funeral, I changed my mind on the subject.

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CruisinForABrewsin t1_jaa9olz wrote

Exactly, it's an unfortunate reality, but it is a slippery slope. Comedians used to get arrested for cursing on stage. Not for saying an offensive joke, simply just for cursing.

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