defamation of character or the truth.

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Dave.

[carsonking]

I think it's quite amazing how a few bullied at school idiots can control the rest of us. i find it funny that these lilly skinned fools think by making people not voice thier opinions, will make these people think any different instead of making things worse, which it does. If it was down to them, our army would have to protect itself with balloons on the end of sticks, with a 5 minute precedure to go through before using. They are dragging this country to it's knees with thier 'oh don't upset anyone' attitude. I hate the b4st###s and would love to se them vanish, i remember when you could have fun in this country without having to have it boxed up, safety cirtificated and sold to you with a regestered trade mark, you can't walk 4 feet in this country without bumping in to 'don't do this' sign and a 'where this for safty' sign, it's the same dopey middle class gits doing that rubbish as well. I know full well you may not be middle class but i also know how much it gets up your noses.

[Gromit]

One Eyed Scottish Idiot

Is being called Scottish an insult?

Strangely, Clarkson has apologised for his remarks about Brown's appearance. Does Brown look blind in one eye?

[TCL-MUMPING]

Under the 1976 Race Relations Act the French are a racial group as that means

"a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins, and references to a person�s racial group refer to any racial group into which he falls."

[TCL-MUMPING]

That is the law of the land and the fact that you do not agree wi the legal definition is of no consequence.

[anotheoldgit]

The French are not a race. If they were, the French would all look the same.

Black African is a race.
Asian is a race.

Wasn't a judge once pulled over the coals for saying they all look the same?

[TCL-MUMPING]

birdie1971 I'm not sure what ma age has to do wi ma answer but if you were born in1971 then I am older than you are. You said "The Scots are not a race. Neither are the Welsh, the English, the French, etc. These are simply geographic definitions." If I were happy about that statement do you think I would have posted in response?

I am having a discussion about the definition as used by you and as a matter of interest, the Court of Session ruled in 2001 that the RRA applied to discrimination between Scots and the English.

It seems nothing in yir own statement holds water as far as the law is concerned.

[Quinlad]

This entire Clarkson story is ridiculous.

It's BBC-bashing. They stupidly mismanaged the Brand/Ross thing and let a tiny little storm in a tiny little tea cup blow up out of all proportion. And in doing so they made a rod for their own back.

As a result, they're then expected to freak out to an equal degree at anything near-the-knuckle.

Of course, they shouldn't tolerate bigotry. But we shouldn't stamp out anything edgy or undesirable for 10 year old kids or the Women's Institute.

Can we all just stop this and start again?

[TCL-MUMPING]

You may not agree about the various judges' opinions but that is the law. The RRA 1976 would have been debated in Parliament and undergone scrutiny at all stages. In legal issues there is guidance as to the way things are carried out and they apply in the Ulster, Scotland, England & Wales and in some instances only Wales. Those laws apply equally in those jurisdictions.

Language is a completely different matter. The use and spelling in a particular language may change within a few miles of the various folk using it let alone within a single country. You find the use of "wi" or "ma" bizarre but you want free speech. I am free to write in that same way as I speak, I SAY "ma" and I SAY "wi" and I will continue to write as I choose.

[Quinlad]

A legal definition doesn't always correspond to the definition in common or scientific usage.

The definition of 'insanity' would be one example.

That's not so contentious is it?

[TCL-MUMPING]

<B<"I didn�t �demand� that you stop writing in this way. You seem to be trying to put words in my mouth." for someone who appears to be particular about the use of words I did not say you had demanded anything. As I said already, The Court of Session ruled the English are a separate race as far as the RRA is concerned and that is the important matter.