While America has traditionally trumpeted its claim to be the land of the free; Britain has generally regarded itself as the cradle of that particular trait. And, indeed, for much of our recent history that has been generally true. However, things are taking an ugly turn for the worse.
Wearing a T shirt with a slogan that the police take a dislike to is enough to get you arrested.
A girl was arrested for wearing her “Bollocks to Blair” T-shirt at the Midlands Game Fair last weekend. Charlotte Denis, 20, a gamekeeper from Gloucestershire, was stopped by police as she left the Countryside Alliance stand because of the “offensive” slogan.
Words fail to express just how crass this is. This is blatant abuse of power by the police. Their excuse that it “would offend a 70-80-year-old woman” is utterly incomprehensible. The police have mind readers that are able to identify what is offensive to a particular demographic group now?
No, this is exactly what it appears to be – oppression of free expression by a police force that has been encouraged by government to stamp on dissent wherever it finds it.
Oh, and while we’re at it:
Bollocks to Blair!
I’m expecting a knock on the door anytime now.
Did you hear about the bloke thrown off the BA plane for wearing a ‘Suspected Terrorist’ badge?
I also have one of these badges so I guess we’ll alll meet up on the inside!
Maybe where the septics have organised an Impeach Bush campaign we should have a Bollocks to Blair one, see if we can get that phrase top of the search engine bits!
”’Longrider replies: I do recall that incident. They rather proved his point for him.”’