Fr Ted creator/writer Graham Linehan Arrested over posts on Transgender issues

Indeed- he’s far from being a victim. He has never recognised and acknowledged that his words and actions have consequences. Even if the UK police were over zealous in arresting him instead of pursuing real and serious criminality, he has taunted the thin line of what’s acceptable decent and lawful in his interactions with the trans community.

Whilst some small % of the trans community are absolute nutters and are out to cancel anyone who doesn’t subscribe fully to their ideology, he had every opportunity to walk away. Shirley he had enough intelligence to distinguish between ordinary innocent people who were struggling with their sexual and gender identity and an extremist bunch of nitwits who would have faded away had they not been given the time of day.

The topic is not a straightforward one- it’s very complex as we’ve seen-but feeding the trolls 3 square meals a day certainly isn’t the right response

Ya, reputation and a private bank isn't exactly the same as him having his HSBC account closed...

So it was closed because he didn't meet the financial threshold.

If they only held on until he got the 5 million pound bribe.

The theme continues of defending pretty horrid people.

But but but Women's Safety.

Prove it.

Shane Coleman knew he was on safe enough ground there. He'd know well enough that Linehan has no right to stop RTE broadcasting Fr Ted and that polite public opinion would be on his side.

I don't understand here; you're saying Shane Coleman shouldn't have interviewed Linehan, but at the same time decrying the media for not interviewing him often enough?

But on the wider point, you can't seriously read what Linehan is saying about our entire country being anti-Semitic and blaming the Palestinians for their own genocide, and think, yeah, Irish media are the problem here.

Imagine someone saying those 21 people who died on Bloody Sunday had it coming because of the IRA, or if the IRA hadn't bombed that pub, the Birmingham Six would never happened so it's their own fault?

You've just breezily condoned identical sentiments because the guy making the comments doesn't like trans people.

It's genuinely terrifying how much people are in sway to such a minor issue.

This wasn't just an attack on Linehan's rights it was an attack on everyone's rights.

How were your personal been rights attacked? Please give examples and be specific.

In your own time.

I have absolutely no fear about travelling to England and being arrested. I also don't tweet about inciting violence.

So, again I'll ask how have my rights been attacked?

There is no encroachment but people do use social media to break the law so it makes sense for the police to be looking at that.

It's about everyone but not me.

😂

He got progressively more extreme since 2019 so he tends to not get invites to anything....

Linehan is simply not that much of a draw that he should be on prime time frequently. He has the trans and Gaza issue but apart from that, is not noticed that much.

Be interesting if he ever does make a new comedy.

Aren't all police at Heathrow airport armed?

I'd say anyone being arrested at a British airport would be done so by 'armed police'. Not that I agree with the situation at all but that's a tad on the sensationalist side, almost sounds like he arrived to the gate to meet policemen with guns drawn.