Satire?

[severncity]

Judging by the, err, judge's comments, it was his extreme racist views to Miller and the threat of violence to another person. But he also made other comments that he wasn't punished for. Freedom of speech doesn't mean you can say anything and it's fine, otherwise no one would go before the beak for libel.

Libel isn't a criminal offence. Tiss's comment was well made and you didn't really address what was written.

[lardy]

Libel isn't a criminal offence. Tiss's comment was well made and you didn't really address what was written.

I answered his question and then made another comment. I apologise if you are upset that I didn't acknowledge everything but I didn't feel the need to. I wasn't arguing against him or disputing much of it.

I didn't know libel isn't a criminal offence. Why do libel cases go to court?

[Sgt. Pepper]

Libel isn't a criminal offence. Tiss's comment was well made and you didn't really address what was written.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_libel

[severncity]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_libel

Libel is, 99.99% of the time in England and Wales, a civil matter not a criminal one. So your point is badly made and ill-founded. And holding racist views is not illegal, thank god. We are all racist to some extent or other, no matter how much we signal our virtue. Racial discrimination is illegal. Racism can be an aggravating factor in other crimes, such as assault. A "hate incident" can become a "hate crime".

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/la...nd-hate-crime/

I guess some people on here want racism to be classified as a thought crime too.