Post by rmarks1 on Jul 30, 2019 12:56:43 GMT -5
In January of this year, a man was brought in for questioning by police. What was his crime? He liked a tweet that appeared to mock the transgender community.
Let me state that again: he liked a tweet. He did not compose the tweet; he merely liked it. According to Harry Miller, the man brought in for questioning, the Humberside Police wanted to understand his ‘thinking’ and his reasons for liking the limerick, which referred to trans women as ‘stupid,’ on Twitter.
Taking to social media to voice his disillusionment, Mr Miller, who used to work as a policeman, had this to say: ‘a cop said he was in possession of 30 tweets by me. I asked if any contained criminal material. He said “No.” I asked if any came close to being criminal and he read me a limerick. Honestly. A limerick. A cop read me a limerick over the phone.’
After telling the policeman that he did not actually write the limerick, the officer replied: ‘Ah. But you liked it and promoted it.’ Liking a comment is now controversial, if not borderline criminal.
More recently, in June of this year, a disabled grandfather was sacked by Asda supermarket. His crime?
He decided to share an ‘anti-religion’ sketch by Billy Connolly, one of the greatest British comedians of all time, on his Facebook page. According to a MailOnline report, Brian Leach, who had worked at the Asda store for five years, was fired by the supermarket after a colleague complained the comments in the shared video were anti-Islamic. (In the video, just to state, Connolly makes fun of all religions, not just Islam) After the complaint, as the MailOnline reports, Mr Leach deleted the post from and wrote an apology to his bosses and colleagues, Nevertheless, Mr. Leah was left jobless.
In the UK, as you can see, the expansion of concept creep primarily reflects an ever-increasing sensitivity to harm, or, to be more accurate, the perception of harm. And, as well know, perception is highly subjective. PC culture, which now permeates every crevice of British society, reflects a highly progressive (or regressive) moral agenda. At its most malevolent, concept creep pathologizes everyday experiences and promotes a sense of tragic victimhood.
I'd better go. I hear the police knocking on my door.
www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274416/tyranny-uk-concept-creep-and-policing-words-john-glynn
Let me state that again: he liked a tweet. He did not compose the tweet; he merely liked it. According to Harry Miller, the man brought in for questioning, the Humberside Police wanted to understand his ‘thinking’ and his reasons for liking the limerick, which referred to trans women as ‘stupid,’ on Twitter.
Taking to social media to voice his disillusionment, Mr Miller, who used to work as a policeman, had this to say: ‘a cop said he was in possession of 30 tweets by me. I asked if any contained criminal material. He said “No.” I asked if any came close to being criminal and he read me a limerick. Honestly. A limerick. A cop read me a limerick over the phone.’
After telling the policeman that he did not actually write the limerick, the officer replied: ‘Ah. But you liked it and promoted it.’ Liking a comment is now controversial, if not borderline criminal.
More recently, in June of this year, a disabled grandfather was sacked by Asda supermarket. His crime?
He decided to share an ‘anti-religion’ sketch by Billy Connolly, one of the greatest British comedians of all time, on his Facebook page. According to a MailOnline report, Brian Leach, who had worked at the Asda store for five years, was fired by the supermarket after a colleague complained the comments in the shared video were anti-Islamic. (In the video, just to state, Connolly makes fun of all religions, not just Islam) After the complaint, as the MailOnline reports, Mr Leach deleted the post from and wrote an apology to his bosses and colleagues, Nevertheless, Mr. Leah was left jobless.
In the UK, as you can see, the expansion of concept creep primarily reflects an ever-increasing sensitivity to harm, or, to be more accurate, the perception of harm. And, as well know, perception is highly subjective. PC culture, which now permeates every crevice of British society, reflects a highly progressive (or regressive) moral agenda. At its most malevolent, concept creep pathologizes everyday experiences and promotes a sense of tragic victimhood.
I'd better go. I hear the police knocking on my door.
www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274416/tyranny-uk-concept-creep-and-policing-words-john-glynn
Bob