7 Years in Prison For Hate Speech

New Sentencing Guidelines have been drafted in the UK that will allow judges to imprison people for up to 7 years if they commit public order offenses which includes "stirring racial hatred."

What does that even mean really? To make it worse, part of the guidelines are that if you have a large social media following you can actually face harsher penalties. We are facing a Black Mirror type future where courts will count up your followers to determine your level of punishment.

Censorship is on the rise and with new guidelines like these a bleak future isn't far off. You might be thinking that this will only affect the UK but dont forget, what happens there sometimes happens here a few years later.

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[JohnMorley]

How reassuring to know my 86 subscribers are not enough to get me punished.
I figured that was the reason my Quran burning got no response.

[JakeBowenTV]

My girlfriend is always rantin' and ravin' about how cute and adorable her wee dog is, so I thought I would turn him into the least cute thing I could think of... a supposedly liberal democracy that jails people for speech.

[nutsbutdum]

Soviet Union(1989): "This Marxist-Leninism thing doesn't work"
Britain(2018): "Hold my pug!"

[jm-zbuw]

"Hate speech" is literally the reason for the 1st amendment.

[Katatawnic]

Constantly calling everyone and their mother "racist" is stirring up racial hatred.

[whitephoenix]

So essentially the U.K Government wants to make more martyrs like Dankula...? That's "totally" gonna work in their favor. (Sarcasm)

[mcrndonnager]

Those of us outside of UK will keep posting facts and jokes that are 'hateful' on behalf of British people.

[army]

So can I send a feminist to jail for saying stuff that is hateful to men?

[joshleonard]

Got rid of monarchy's power but still kept the authoritarian rule set. The UK might as well give the Royals their old job back at this rate.

[willk]

Have all those who sacrificed their lives fighting for freedom died in vain?

[MattCav]

"Public order offences". Boy does that sound fascist. That word is over-used and thrown around everywhere these days, but when it is most needed no one uses it.

[AzuruliaClaremont]

Sounds like Brits need to throw a party and toss some tea into the bay.

It worked out great for us.

[mr.oshawottryana.m.]

I'm sure that the UK is a wonderful country and that it's full of rich history, but these new sentences concerning hate speech makes residence there difficult.

[WelshMidget]

Can Brits claim political asylum in the US? Asking for a pug.

[BlueStarr]

"Oh no, he inflated it by 6% better crucify him on national television to show how tolerant we are." - British government.

[pugpugpugs]

This is so obviously a method to keep those who are influential from wrongthink. Jesus, that's legitimately scary.

[Vailsiren]

god they are so desperate to have Tommy Robinson back in jail aren't they?

[Gogmode]

the uk isn't safe and i'm leaving first chance i get

[gtm]

This could go south so quick and in a bad way. Imagine a world where a big youtube movie reviewer doesn’t like black panther 2. BLM gets mad a cries racism. Youtube goes to prison for 7 years for not liking a movie.

[Khanclansith]

Hell, 1984 was a warning not a "how to."


Edited to correct a typo.