'Kidnap' bumper sticker sparks police probe

[creampuff]

Nice summary of the history of laws relating to unfettered free speech and the limits on free speech by criminalising hate speech in Europe:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/0...

[Pothole]

creampuff said:

doogz said:

There's something ironic about you calling someone a "Mong brained mysognistic halfwits" then spelling it "mong braind mysongistic retards"

I've said several times, on several threads, that I do not proof read my posts, I do not do a grammar check and I do not do a spell check. I also touch type without looking at the keys.

I do this (or rather I don't proof read), because Pistonheads is not an internationally refereed scientific journal or a reporting platform for multi-million pound clients, it is a motoring forum with various off-topic forums which mong brained retards of all descriptions post to.

To which mong brained retards of all descriptions post, please! Instead or repeating your pathetic excuse for looking stupid, why don't you just start reading?

[spaximus]

It is sad that we have the police taking time to pull over someone due to a truck but meanwhile people who did real crimes against women were allowed to roam freely as it might offend a group.

This is a first world problem where people need to get a life and treat humour as humour no matter how bad the taste.

Half the comedians have no act if this is enough to cause offence.

[Impasse]

Would there be as much indignation if the gagged and bound character depicted was a male (and not Clarkson)?

[creampuff]

Pothole said:

To which mong brained retards of all descriptions post, please! Instead or repeating your pathetic excuse for looking stupid, why don't you just start reading?

fk you are seriously stupid. What the fk are you talking about?

[anonymous-user]

creampuff said:

Pothole said:

To which mong brained retards of all descriptions post, please! Instead or repeating your pathetic excuse for looking stupid, why don't you just start reading?

fk you are seriously stupid. What the fk are you talking about?

I often find that when people have to revert to swearing, personal insults and sweeping uneducated social mockery that they themselves are showing just how much intelligence they really have.
Good on you Mr Creampuff, nice response, slight whiff of desperation, but look on the bright side, tomorrow is a new day which will bring you more opportunities to apologise and justify on behalf of people who just don't care or in this case don't even exist, well done you.
Oh and if you really are that bothered I take it you yourself complained to the police in Leeds, after all in a city with massive drug, gang and gun issues, not to mention a regular number one in the " most burgled street in the country " I am sure your issues with a sticker were, sadly, right up there.
I am just sorry this is the state the country has got itself into, a place where the tiny minority are heard over the silent sensible majority and are the pandered to in fear of P.C accusations...............

[Jonny_]

Ha, that's quite a clever bit of "artwork", when you look at it. The headlines make it sound a lot worse than it really is.

Certainly it's done in poor taste, but if the same sticker showed a kidnapped cartoon character, rather than a realistic human, people would have simply laughed and continued with their lives.

Don't really think it's worthy of the bandwagon-jumping moralistic outrage that it seems to have generated.

[Eighteeteewhy]

[MrHorsepower]

creampuff said:

It is more likely that you are a tt and all your friends are a tt. Mong brained mysognistic halfwits tend to attract other mong braind mysongistic retards as friends and associates.

The fact that police legal advice would indicate it is a public order offence, that a number of people complained about it and the police thought it was in the public interest to advise the vehicle owner to take it down, indicates that to the normal person, this is grossly offensive.

Let's just be clear on this: it's okay if the sticker shows a man being kidnapped?

I should also like to register a complaint about your demeaning language of people with Down's syndrome. In fact, I find it massively offensive and I think you should be banned and possibly reported to the nice law enforcement officers.

In all seriousness, 'mong' is one word I never utter because of the context in which it is often used which pretty much equates Down's syndrome sufferers with idiots and that, in my opinion, is not very nice. I don't get too worked up over it, though.

Edited by MrHorsepower on Friday 21st November 23:22

[TimJMS]

IanMorewood said:

Oh goody all the crimes in Leeds must have been solved today.

How's about that then?

[wiggy001]

creampuff said:

I do this (or rather I don't proof read), because Pistonheads is not an internationally refereed scientific journal or a reporting platform for multi-million pound clients, it is a motoring forum with various off-topic forums which mong brained retards of all descriptions post to.

And the rest of us wish you would stop.

[FussyFez]

spaximus said:

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This is a first world problem where people need to get a life and treat humour as humour no matter how bad the taste.

Half the comedians have no act if this is enough to cause offence.

Very much this.

I often sit watching evening telly, any of the various comedy panel shows. I am regularly quite shocked with what they get away with saying.

This, although not side splittingly hilarious, is hardly the most offensive thing I've ever seen.

Complete Meh if you ask me.

[Morningside]

Jesus! As if the Police don't have enough to do. What the fk is wrong with this modern world of hand wringing easily offended people?

There should be a dedicated department for this - they should then be put though to a recorded message of someone pissing themselves laughing.

Did this 20 years ago and I expect you would have got a visit for wasting Police time.

[Debaser]

Too many people enjoy being offended.

[Martin4x4]

LouD86 said:

How the hell is it a public order offence??? Its quite obviously a sticker, she isn't moving, or bouncing with the pickup truck that she is supposudly laid in!

I tell you what, what offends me is the stick men families, and the powered by fairydust stickers! Lets get those tared with the same brush!

It is grossly offensive and makes me want to give the stupid st a good kicking.

That is why it IS a public order offense!

[Martin4x4]

Timbuk2 said:

I think that people who don't find it funny are probably women.

And men that are secure enough they do not need to degrade women to get a boost.

Edited by Martin4x4 on Sunday 23 November 13:15

[Gareth79]

Presumably S4 or 5:

POA 1986 said:

4 Fear or provocation of violence.
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
[...]
(b)distributes or displays to another person any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another, or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked.

5. Harassment, alarm or distress.
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.

I had one of these years ago, dodgy if judged on the same morals!

http://www.madhattersjokeshop.com/jokes/6922-arm-d...

Edited by Gareth79 on Saturday 22 November 15:59

[Dare2Fail]

Martin4x4 said:

And men that are that are secure enough in their masculinity they do not need to degrade women to get a boost.

Would you be less, more or equally offended if the image portrayed a man tied up?

[anonymous-user]

Dare2Fail said:

Martin4x4 said:

And men that are that are secure enough in their masculinity they do not need to degrade women to get a boost.

Would you be less, more or equally offended if the image portrayed a man tied up?

Not sure really, however he has made it clear that the sticker of a fictitious lady tied up is worthy, in his expert opinion, of a public order charge, and his solution is to give the non violent sticker person a " good kicking " as he is a "st"............

What wonderful morals, Martin4x4 is a shining example of how wonderful this world is, so long as it's his world, on his terms, no matter how moronic they appear to be.

Tell me Martin, this kicking that you would give the person, would this be in private? I do hope it wouldn't be in public as some may be offended, not just at the violence part but maybe of the use of a swear word such as "st", all a bit offensive in my opinion!
I wonder what would happen to you if you were to drag the driver from his car and give the said kicking for his sticker???

In summary, person drives car with a sticker depicting a cartoon female tied up, not real, obviously fake, and man in real world is so outraged at this picture, so upset on everyone's behalf, by this image of possible violence against another person, that his solution is to give the st a good kicking!! Wonderful Martin, just priceless............you sum up the problem with handwringing hypocritical pathetic apologists perfectly.


PS: god forbid the concept that a certain part of society actually enjoy being tied up and maybe the picture was the drivers partner in role play? Oh no, what have I done...................... I've given a far fetched yet possible explanation for the picture based on no facts what so ever, sound familiar Martin, Creampuff etc..............

[MrBrightSi]

Martin4x4 are you right in the dome?

This is just a sticker in bad taste, i chuckled many probably still do. So either you have a lot of time to throw your elbows around/type angrily or just get over it.

Whining about people doing something "morally wrong" in your view then throwing bullst threats of violence is dead clever though.