It’s sad to see the United Kingdom flushing its historic respect for free speech. In the latest, six men have been arrested for burning the Koran:
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after videos emerged on the internet apparently showing copies of the Koran being burned.
Officers detained two men on September 15 and four more yesterday and all six were bailed pending further inquiries, Northumbria Police said. ”The arrests followed the burning of what are believed to have been two Korans in Gateshead on September 11,” the spokesman said. . .
Northumbria Police said the men were not arrested for watching or distributing the video, but on suspicion of burning the Koran.
The final point is key: the arrest was specifically for burning the Koran, not for some other activity that might actually have been criminal.
I fear Britain is doomed.
(Via the Corner.)
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