Was Nick Griffin in the wrong to tweet the home address of the 'B&B gay couple'?

[sp1814]

Cards on the table - I think he was wrong and very misguided to do this. His tweet read:

[i]''So Messrs Black & Morgan, at (their address). A British Justice team will come up to Huntington & give you a...

''...bit of drama by way of reminding you that an English couple's home is their castle. Say No to heterophobia!''[i]

By doing this, isn't he explicitly putting this retired couple in real danger?

[Davethedog]

"the Guest House address is there for all to see, so why not the gay couples" ??

The guest house is a business that has chosen to post its address.

Phillip Schofield on Twitter "Does your idea of free speech include prejudice, incitement to violence and victimisation" which sums it up as far as I can see.

The Guest house is not going to get a "visit"

[sp1814]

AOG

I think we've now entered the 'Twilight Zone' on this discussion, because I cannot get my head around this idea of a 'level playing field', that you put forward.

Do you really, really, really believe that there is an equivalency between newspapers reporting that 'the owners of the <name> B&B in <wherever> were fined for discrimination' is the same as Nick Griffin publishing the home addresses of the person reporting the offence, with additional veiled threats is a level playing field.

If you really do - then I'll leave it at that, and say no more.

[ichkeria]

I think Griffin is after some publicity for himself. He must have known that he'd get a reaction and that he'd either be made a martyr, or ralliy around the usual suspects to his defence, or ideally - from his point of view - both.
He seems to have given up on masquerading an a respectable public figure, for now anyway. After all it was he who tweeted the phrase "Fenian b*st*rds" to a few of his critics in Sinn Fein several weeks ago

[LazyGun]

@AoG

First, you attempt to justify the odious Mr Griffins actions by a kind of false equivalence - a "level playing field" - which is a totally absurd argument.

When that is roundly rejected, you attempt to deflect the criticism by downplaying its importance and significance, again without recognising Griffins misdemeanor or admitting that the action was wrong.

You are attempting to defend the indefensible with risible argument.

Is it only me or does Nick Griffin look a human dead ringer for Mr. Toad? :)

[Gromit]

Twitter appears to be a brilliant invention for exposing twits. Joey Barton, Ashley Cole, and now Nick Griffin. I gather Rupert Murdoch has also recently been demonstrating he is a twit.

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat

/// Oh, for heavens sake, AOG! ///

In my 13.44 post I tried to conduct a reasonable debate with you JTH, but it seems that it fell on stoney ground, and that you are apparently not the type of person to conduct a reasonable debate with.

Pity, I tried.

Or should that be "Sorry I tried"?

/// If you want to posit hypothetical "Yes, but what if...." scenarios, put up your own thread. ///

And further more, I don't need the likes of you to tell me what I should do.

[andy-hughes]

AOG - neither I, or indeed the majority of individuals on here have experienced any difficulty in debating with Jack - is this not more a result of your ill-concealed hostility towards her from prevous sword-crossings in the past?

[DTCwordfan]

"A level playing field" - I'm rolling here with laughter.

Here's one jerk inciting inferred bovver and so-called protest from his cohort of de facto brown-shirted thugs and on the other, a b and b in business that can be seen in any address/phone book and on line. If that's a level playing field, then a quick trip to Specs Saver is in order for AOG - and I suggest that he needs something that is more left focused.

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

/// AOG - neither I, or indeed the majority of individuals on here have experienced any difficulty in debating with Jack - is this not more a result of your ill-concealed hostility towards her from prevous sword-crossings in the past? ///

"MY ILL-CONCEALED HOSTILITY"???????????

If you were keen enough to check past replies that I have had from the said J.T.H. as you are in defending her corner, you would not have failed to notice that it is her who shows the hostility.

We all know that on the News Section debate can sometimes get a little heated, even the you and I have crossed swords many times, but we have never held a lasting grudge towards each other.

But in the case of my 13.44 post, I personally tried to calm matters, but as you can see to no avail.

Perhaps I should go a step further, as in your case?

andy-hughes

Hi jack - how's it going? xx

jackthehat

Very well, thank you, Andy. :o)

Having read that, is it any wonder that you seek to be gallant enough to so openly protect her?

[ummmm]

OMG, some people don't know when to stop digging.

[anneasquith]

a very interesting debate, !!!!

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// OMG, some people don't know when to stop digging. ///

Then put away your spade, it's as simple as that.

[naomi24]

AOG, he was wrong to publicise a private (and that's the operative word here) address. The man is a bigot and a trouble-maker.

Don't know why I'm bothering really - you rarely acknowledge anything I say. Can't think why. ;o)

[joeluke]

The gays put themselves in the public spotlight with their pathetic compensation case in the first place

How difficult would it have been for anyone to find out their address anyway?

[Kromovaracun]

"The gays put themselves in the public spotlight with their pathetic compensation case in the first place."

Yes, they wilfully undertook a fairly public campaign for compensation they were entitled to under the law.

That doesn't mean they should have their addresses publicised. The B&B is a business which has wilfully been opened to the public - that's why their address is public, because it's part of the enterprise of setting your home up as a B&B.

What exactly do the gays 'deserve', joeluke? Mr Griffin seems to suggest a "British Justice Team" should "come up to Huntingdon". What do you think he means, exactly?