West Midlands police have arrested a 15-year-old Reform UK activist at his home over Facebook posts
The boy allegedly mocked Conservative councillor Simon Bennett’s dress and conduct at council meetings, including a comparison to a “rent boy” and posted a Photoshopped photo of him with rabbit ears.
Police seized the boy’s phone and laptop, questioned him over harassment, malicious communications and a possible hate crime, then bailed him and barred him from council meetings.
The Free Speech Union said it intends to sue for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment, arguing that no offence was committed.
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Let a terrorist walk free so there is a cell for this UNDERAGE BOY.
Now we get to see the real purpose of these hate crime laws, to silence political dissent. The UK is a Fascist style police state, Australia getting as bad. Call someone “a retard” in sunny Ozzie and risk up to five years imprisonment.
Don’t think the political mainstream here don’t have similar ideas. National have already shown their hand with the Social media/Digital ID by proxy legislation backed unsurprisingly by Labour.
When illegal to express an opinion, time for new leadership.