If Govt were to introduce a Stupidity Tax we wouldn't have to worry about trade imbalance !

Belly,

Why can't you answer questions? Can't you understand them?

The man was ultimately found not guilty. In fact the judge said he had no case to answer.

So all's well that ends well, eh?

Except that he spent 5 weeks in gaol awaiting trial.

The aim of the state in this case isn't to to prove guilt. In any society where freedom of speech is even partially accepted, the man wasn't ever going to be found guilty.

But the process is the punishment. He was punished for a non-existent crime by the anti-free speech cabal.

The next time someone was to make a statement about the "I" word, they'll think about whether its worth it. So self-censorship replaces state censorship.

Would anyone be charged with writing "Christianity is questionable". We all know the answer to that.

We should also draw comfort from the knowledge that this wouldn't happen here. British police, for reasons that don't seem apparent, have taken to attacking anything that even vaguely smacks of so-called Islamophobia (another made up 'crime'). But our police forces haven't gone down that path and if they ever tried to, the public outcry would be swift and brutal.

For now at least.

Individual,

At the grave risk of earning Belly's undying hostility, I suggest that if Labour had got in, we would soon have had a huge Stupidity Department, a multitude of offices staffed by seconded teachers and Greens in every major city, perhaps even another Department for Regional Development based in Sydney. Well, all those inner-city hipsters have to have somewhere to take their disposable coffee cups to.

Cheers,

Joe

Loudmouth I assure you LABOUR will not win the next election
That being the name of England's Labour
Still licking my wounds at our loss but if we can control the very left we will be gifted the next one
Some of my best mates are liberals so you need not worry
Good to see sanity reigned in this case

In the UK there have been other cases along those lines. One man was
interviewed by police after he made a comment on facebook or twitter
about Islam and he was questioned about what his thoughts were at the time.
No further action was taken except a warning was issued.
There has been at least one case where someone was gaoled for some sort
of Islamaphobic comment. Can't remember the details.
It does not seem to get that far very often.
It is the trend that is worrying.