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Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visit (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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Subtle, they were not. But that's fucking brilliant!

I'm not posting an excerpt here because it's your typical "officials tout censorship" boilerplate.

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[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 78 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Getting arrested for projecting a photo of two pedophiles. That's definitely freedom of speech right there

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There is no right to freedom of speech in the UK.....

[–] Pechente@feddit.org 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I thought you must be wrong but it seems there really is no explicit law about it and current freedom of expression laws have been introduced by the EU in 1998.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 16 points 3 days ago

Yep but are still applicable to the UK. As those laws have not (yet) been recinded.

Unlike the US. Parliament is entirely sovereign and has no legal limit on laws it can create. But we do have a history of supporting freedom of speech way older then 1998.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

IIRC, There's also no right to protect yourself from self incrimination in the UK. They can literally keep you imprisoned indefinitely until you talk to the cops.