The health secretary says ministers wanted police to focus on street crime rather than posts on social media.

No surprises that Wes Streeting, who took away trans people’s right to healthcare, is siding with the guy who says of trans women “punch him in the balls” if one dares use the toilet with a W on the door. I’m not even trans and I can see straight through this twat. He really needs to take his history degree and get out of the health secretary role.

    • Skua@kbin.earth
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      3 days ago

      To quote the Human Rights Act 1998:

      Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.

      The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

      Linehan’s problem here, other than generally being a hateful tosser, is probably that he directly and specifically advocated for violence against a group based on a protected characteristic

      • whiwake@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I respect a person’s right to suggest we punch people in the twat, because I want the right to advocate for assassination of fascists.

        Also, letting people open their mouths freely does a great job of exposing, as you said, hateful toasters.