Axiom142
Gold Meritorious Patron
An interesting development, I would love to see it tested in a court of law.
The CoS may well try and get protestors prosecuted, but I can see this ending up as a massive footbullet.
Anyone contesting a prosecution brought under this act would have a wealth of information to call upon to show that the CoS acts like a cult and should not be given religious status. How could they justify protection under the law against ‘inciting hatred’, when they themselves have done exactly that to numerous groups and individuals? Remember the ‘Global Obliteration’ of psychiatry IAS video, complete with hand grenades? Or Tom Cruise saying “No mercy. None! Go to guns?”
Imagine if all that came out in court and the CoS suffered the humiliation of being shown for what they really are and the case being thrown out because they weren’t a religion? And Graeme Wilson would have to back up his claim of millions of Scientologists. I’m sure that anyone being prosecuted could count on the support of several human rights organisations.
I can’t see such a case happening, but if it did, it would be a major news story and an important test of freedom of speech.
Axiom142
The CoS may well try and get protestors prosecuted, but I can see this ending up as a massive footbullet.
Anyone contesting a prosecution brought under this act would have a wealth of information to call upon to show that the CoS acts like a cult and should not be given religious status. How could they justify protection under the law against ‘inciting hatred’, when they themselves have done exactly that to numerous groups and individuals? Remember the ‘Global Obliteration’ of psychiatry IAS video, complete with hand grenades? Or Tom Cruise saying “No mercy. None! Go to guns?”
Imagine if all that came out in court and the CoS suffered the humiliation of being shown for what they really are and the case being thrown out because they weren’t a religion? And Graeme Wilson would have to back up his claim of millions of Scientologists. I’m sure that anyone being prosecuted could count on the support of several human rights organisations.
I can’t see such a case happening, but if it did, it would be a major news story and an important test of freedom of speech.
Axiom142