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a high cat of the ****ing jews?

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    #32
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    The Gard had the right under the Public Order Act on consultation.

    Section 8 concerns disobedience of an order of the Garda Síochana for violating the following sections of the Act:

    Section 4 - Intoxication
    Section 5 - Disorderly conduct
    Section 6 - Threatening, abusive, or insulting behaviour
    Section 7 - Distribution of material on a display which is deemed to be offensive
    Section 9 - Willful obstruction of traffic.

    While I think that this law actually curbs freedom of speech, on the grounds of section 5, section 6, and section 7 the arrest was justifiable under the law.

    Section 5 is incredibly vague and can be used by the Gardaí effectively at will to move people along as can sections 6 and 7.

    Check out the Statute book here, it's very interesting stuff:
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1994/en/act/pub/0002/index.html

    Lisbon Treaty or no Lisbon Treaty this was entirely legal.


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    #33
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 14,714 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    It's difficult to make out what he's saying alright but to me it sounded like "I'm not racist, but...".


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