Homosexuality Leaflets Arrest

[nailit]

Didn't know whether to post this in law or religion, so did the obvious...and put it in chatterbank!
Story from my local paper. A man has been arrested after posting anti gay leaflets through peoples doors. The leaflets are of a religious nature stating that homosexuality is a sin and unnatural.
The question is why would the police arrest this man when Ive had Watchtower and other religious magazines/pamphlets given to me that state the same thing.
Also various religions also teach against homosexuality without anyone been arrested. http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Man-53-arrested-distribution-anti-gay-leaflets/story-22907391-detail/story.html

[nailit]

I personally think this mans a nob but why is he been singled out when most religions openly teach the same thing?

[jomifl]

It is only his opinion, if he had posted anti gay quotes from the bible and the koran then that would be serious......:o)

[nailit]

I dont know if hes quoting scripture or not (the JW'S certainley do in their publications) so dont know what the difference would be.

[nailit]

jom, why would it be serious if he was quoting the bible? Surely that would put most evangelicals out of business if they couldnt 'quote' the scriptures that they are so fond of....homosexuality, adultery, blasphemy etc?

[Mamyalynne]

I would like to read the full unexpurgated leaflet to see what it contained before I made comment - however I agree with your comment at 22.06.

[nailit]

Scrivens //If he's printed an homophobic text from a bible, they'd have to arrest everyone religious// Seems to be at odds with joms post //if he had posted anti gay quotes from the bible and the koran then that would be serious//
As regards rear ending in the prison showers, wouldnt that be poetic justice whatever his religious persusion?

[jomifl]

Naillit, scrivens did pick up my point, if he had been arrested for quoting from religious texts then the $h1t would hit the fan, I'm sure there is enough bigotry in the bible and koran to keep the average 'phobe in teflon quotes. Distributing his own bile is moronic in the extreme.

[mikey4444]

Another religious nutter, when we have so many already ! Best ignored.

[naomi24]

//The question is why would the police arrest this man when Ive had Watchtower and other religious magazines/pamphlets given to me that state the same thing. //

Because religion is deemed to be beyond criticism. Jom is right. Had the leaflet quoted verses from the bible, it would have been ignored.

[Old_Geezer]

It may have depended on what was written. When you post leaflets condemning a particular group then one can see it may well be illegal. Possibly one of those cases where one person's right to do something conflicts with another's not to be victimised and authority has to decide which takes priority in that particular case.

[Peter Pedant]

seems as tho a complaint was made

I bet they tried Public order - behaviour likely to offend....

[Peter Pedant]

// Because religion is deemed to be beyond criticism. Jom is right. //

I am not sure if defences to baby murder or drug taking - my religion makes me do it would work.

works in amerikee for cannabis and certain Jamaican sects but
I thinnk religion is not in these more extreme circumstances deemed beyond the law .... just a thought

[mikey4444]

Doesn't this come down to whether the leafleting is deemed to be "incendiary" or not ? I have tried to read the wording on the link and its not easy to decipher. But it doesn't look to be spreading sedition. As I said, best ignored, along with all the others religious butters that we have on our street.

By the way, I was approached by two charmingly polite and smiley young American chaps yesterday, in a suburban street, campaigning for the Church of Latter Day Saints. I say young men but they both looked no more than 14 to me, barely out of Cub Scouts. When I politely declined their offer, they politely went on their way. They looked awfully sweaty though, in their Bry-Nylon white shirts, as it was at least 25 degrees in Swansea yesterday. I think Mormons must be the only people left who wear Bry-Nylon.

If only all religious nutters were as obliging and polite !

[naomi24]

PP, I implied that they can say it with impunity, not that they can do it with impunity.

[jomifl]

you can take a horse to water....