Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:52 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

members of any given ''minority'' group, including homosexuals, who believe their 'ilk' deserve special treatment.

"special treatment" like being afforded the same rights as people not in "minority" groups.

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:36 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

We all should be equal (well, all but X Factor viewers), but unfortunately there are members of any given ''minority'' group, including homosexuals, who believe their 'ilk' deserve special treatment.

I love it when someone uses the term "ilk".

I once worked for someone who used it constantly. When a colleague asked me "what exactly is an ilk?" I could only suggest it was "a c**t with horns"

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:57 am  

TheOmen†666† wrote: Have to take your word for that... Yes. You will. In just the same that you will have to 'take the word' of most everyone else here on many, many things. TheOmen†666† wrote: ...and that... No. You won't. Story

TheOmen†666† wrote: Have to take your word for that... Yes. You will. In just the same that you will have to 'take the word' of most everyone else here on many, many things. TheOmen†666† wrote: ...and that... No. You won't. Story

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:28 am  

Thousands of kiddie porn images results in a suspended sentence. Once again, it appears completely bonkers to send someone to prison for saying nasty things on Facebook, compared with some of the crimes that result in a community order or suspended sentence.

Thousands of kiddie porn images results in a suspended sentence. Once again, it appears completely bonkers to send someone to prison for saying nasty things on Facebook, compared with some of the crimes that result in a community order or suspended sentence.

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:00 pm  

In a ray of sunshine on the common sense front, Frankie Boyle wins case against Mirror, which erroneously claimed he was a racist after misunderstanding his humour. I don't like Boyle, personally, but this seems a sensible decision, on the basis of what I've read.

In a ray of sunshine on the common sense front, Frankie Boyle wins case against Mirror, which erroneously claimed he was a racist after misunderstanding his humour. I don't like Boyle, personally, but this seems a sensible decision, on the basis of what I've read.

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:59 pm  

Mintball wrote: In a ray of sunshine on the common sense front, Frankie Boyle wins case against Mirror, which erroneously claimed he was a racist after misunderstanding his humour. I don't like Boyle, personally, but this seems a sensible decision, on the basis of what I've read. I think he's a big wuss, gives it out but cant take it. Of course he's not rascist, but when has he ever bothered about whether his insults have been accurate?

Mintball wrote: In a ray of sunshine on the common sense front, Frankie Boyle wins case against Mirror, which erroneously claimed he was a racist after misunderstanding his humour. I don't like Boyle, personally, but this seems a sensible decision, on the basis of what I've read. I think he's a big wuss, gives it out but cant take it. Of course he's not rascist, but when has he ever bothered about whether his insults have been accurate?

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:15 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

I think he's a big wuss, gives it out but cant take it. Of course he's not rascist, but when has he ever bothered about whether his insults have been accurate?

I'd go a long way with that. As I said, I don't personally like him – or find much of what he does remotely funny.

You can question whether he was right to pursue such a case, but on the other hand, it illustrates how comment (comedy or otherwise) can be misconstrued subjectively – and where would we be if the judgement had gone against him?

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:09 pm  

Mintball wrote:

I'd go a long way with that. As I said, I don't personally like him – or find much of what he does remotely funny.

You can question whether he was right to pursue such a case, but on the other hand, it illustrates how comment (comedy or otherwise) can be misconstrued subjectively – and where would we be if the judgement had gone against him?

I don't disagree with them finding in his favour. But they should have awarded him token damages. I think the defense suggested the price of the newspaper. Or perhaps a voucher for a swimming session at the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre.

Live by the sword...

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:50 pm  

Personally I like Frankie Boyle. I have never heard him say anything which could be taken as being racist except in an ironic sense when he has been having a go at racists. He would appear to suffer from a similar sort of misinterpretation that Alf Garnett suffered from.

Re: Another jailed for causing 'offence' : Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:05 pm  

Standee wrote:

"special treatment" like being afforded the same rights as people not in "minority" groups.

Yes, that's what I said isn't it....