Blogger to be arrested for stirring up racial hatred

I hadn't come across Lionheart's blog before now but it seems that he is about to be arrested for inciting racial hatred.

He has posted a copy of an email from Ian Holden of Bedfordshire Police's Hate Crime Unit:

The offence that I need to arrest you for is “Stir up Racial Hatred by displaying written material” contrary to sections 18(1) and 27(3) of the Public Order Act 1986.

You will be arrested on SUSPICION of the offence. You would only be charged following a full investigation based on all the relevant facts and CPS consent.

Paul I will see you on the 19/02/08 when I will tell you everything that you need to know. Due to being out of the office for six weeks I will not have access to my email as of tomorrow 04/01/08.

Ian

Unfortunately, in response to this, Lionheart has posted a number of lengthy rants against all sorts of people, so it is difficult to work out which piece caused the police to take action against him.

From following the links I think it may be this one. Or possibly this one, or this one. Or perhaps this one.

It is all pretty strong stuff. He claims that the area of Luton where he lives is under the thumb of Pakistani criminals and Islamist political extremists and that he has been threatened by some of them. Does that now count as inciting racial hatred?

Before I comment any further on this story I will wait to see the details of the charges against Lionheart and the specific posts which the police claim have fallen foul of the law. That said, we should all be worried when the police start to arrest people for telling their stories on their blogs.

If Lionheart, or anyone else, can tell me just what the police are objecting too and why, I would be interested to know.

Comments

[marvin]

Bloggers are to interview him tommorow

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/show.aspx?showid=32853

Tommorow at 7pm.

via
http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2008/01/alert-blogger-to-be-arrested.html

[redandwhitestripes]

You beat me to it. I was going to bring this to your attention.
http://farleftwatch.wordpress.com

[USpace]

Great post on this. We will fight for Lionheart! The 'Bushies' would never advocate these legal shenanigans but some of the PIAPS people and Dhimmicrats do and would.

This 'Racial & Religious Hatred Act' is a load of crap. Hopefully it will be scrapped someday when the lawyers start being pressured to use it against Islam's obvious and much more virulent hate speech.

This planned arrest is terrible news for Lionheart, Britain and the world.
Probably the Luton Pakistani Muslim Heroin and crack gang (which is also involved with forcing non-Muslim teen girls into sex-slavery) who he has helped expose pressured the dhimmi pigs to arrest him.

Too many in the dhimmidiot government in Britain are pathetic and corrupt.
The EU is showing itself to be very evil in practice as well as most misguided and extremely stupid and ignorant of reality.

This suppression of free speech will actually cause more violence and hatred of course.
This case will also serve to educate the masses even more about the evils of Sharia and the importance of standing up to Islam.

This must be made very public, we should all tell all our friends about this. Spread the word! God bless Lionheart, I believe he will prevail.
The lawyers on the Right MUST be supported to start fighting this BS more.

But both 'The Left' and 'The Right' should be ticked off about this.

We should tell all the Radio Gods about this. Maybe they'll rant about it on their shows.

.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
outlaw most bloggers

license all the rest
monitor their writing

.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
eliminate FREE speech

the truth may not be spoken
if criminals are exposed

.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
outlaw self-defense

exposing violent crimes
shall be deemed hate speech

.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe loves
corrupt politicians

offer immigrants welfare
get their votes to keep your jobs

.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
be traitorous garbage

just destroy your country
screw your great-granddaughter
.

http://lionheartuk.blogspot.com/

http://haltterrorism.com/

http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/

:)
.

[PDF]

My take. While I absolutely agree that the mad bugger shouldn't be locked up, his Shamina Malik posts are quite amusing in the context...

[paul maleski]

LIONHEART IS INNOCENT
The 1986 Public Order Act and subsequent Acts, were the intentional invention of Jews: Leon Brittanisky, his cousin Malcolm Rifkind, Neville Nagler, Michael Howard, Jack Straw et al. The 1290 Edict of Expulsion is still valid. I believe in law and order and so should the Home Office: In the name of British Justice, the Police and Military should escort the jewish community to the Cinque Ports, to await expulsion. Heathrow will do! Leave Lionheart in peace not pieces.

[paul maleski]

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