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MidEngineManiac
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DEC 20, 12:11 PM
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 20, 12:35 PM
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“Police approached Isabel Vaughan-Spruce standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until approached by officers. Police had received complaints from an onlooker who suspected that Vaughan-Spruce was praying silently in her mind.”
She was “… arrested and charged on four counts after she told the police she “might” be praying silently, when questioned as to why she was standing on a public street near an abortion facility.”
That is crazy... just totally nuts.
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williegoat
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DEC 20, 12:40 PM
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Not that it is much better, but she was arrested for protesting inside a protected zone surrounding the clinic, not for what she was "thinking".
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Zeb
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DEC 21, 10:22 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Not that it is much better, but she was arrested for protesting inside a protected zone surrounding the clinic, not for what she was "thinking". |
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Respectfully disagree. If she had said she was thinking of her shopping list for the day, there would be no "crime."
| quote | | "The censorship zone measure introduced by Birmingham authorities criminalises individuals percieved to be “engaging in any act of approval or disapproval or attempted act of approval or disapproval” in relation to abortion, including through “verbal or written means, prayer or counselling…”. |
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If this is, indeed, a direct quote of the law, wouldn't it mean even the person who reported the supposed "thought crime" would be guilty of "approval" under the law, and equally guilty?
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
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williegoat
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DEC 21, 11:22 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Zeb:
Respectfully disagree. If she had said she was thinking of her shopping list for the day, there would be no "crime.". |
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Google her name, read a few other sources.
edit: Here is an example: https://www.birminghammail....-45-charged-25794626[This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 12-21-2022).]
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