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We pride ourselves in Britain on allowing the right to free speech to flourish 14 Mar 2014 23:07 #1

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Except that we don't.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26579717
A married couple have been jailed for posting videos on YouTube glorifying Fusilier Lee Rigby's murder.

Royal Barnes, 23, of Hackney, east London, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south-east London, last May.

In one of the videos, he hailed the murder as a "brilliant day".

At the Old Bailey, the Muslim couple were both jailed - Barnes for five years and four months, while Rebekah Dawson, 22, was sentenced to 20 months.

'Offensive in the extreme'
Barnes had already pleaded guilty to three counts of disseminating a terrorist publication and one of inciting murder, while Dawson, who had insisted on wearing a veil in court, had previously admitted disseminating a terrorist publication.

Judge Brian Barker QC told them the videos they made were "offensive in the extreme".

He said the couple showed "a total and continuing disregard" for how their actions might affect the family of the soldier, the people who witnessed his murder and the British public.

Royal Barnes
Royal Barnes was filmed by his wife mocking tributes to the murdered soldier
In one of the videos, Barnes laughed as he drove past floral tributes for Fusilier Rigby.

One video, made on the day of the murder, featured graphic images of a man holding a decapitated head.

Another video showed Dawson ranting about how soldiers would be killed in London.

Barnes, who associated with one of Fusilier Rigby's murderers Michael Adebowale, also posted on Facebook the offer of a reward for avenging the rape of an Iraqi woman.

The post, created on 12 June 2013, stated: "Any1 who kills an invading soldier in Muslim land I will give them a Vauxhall Astra 3door and money (French British American any kaffir soldier take ur pick)."

None of his 500 friends replied to the request.

'Breathtaking stupidity'
Mitigating for Barnes, Naeem Mian said: "There are no ifs, no buts, no maybes, Mr Barnes makes it absolutely clear that these are idiotic acts borne out of breathtaking stupidity."

He said his client was vulnerable to coming under bad influences, having been taken into care at the age of eight and prevented from attending his mother's funeral after she died in custody.

Dawson's lawyer Susan Meek said her client, who had been studying at university, also came under the influence of others.

Lee Rigby
Fusilier Lee Rigby was murdered in Woolwich, south London, in May 2013
Outside court, Mari Reid, of the Crown Prosecution Service's Counter Terrorism Division, said the couple had sought to take advantage of Fusilier Rigby's murder.

"These were not throwaway comments from a thoughtless individual, but the hardened beliefs of an extremist.

"We pride ourselves in Britain on allowing the right to free speech to flourish. But the vile views posted online by Royal Barnes and Rebekah Dawson justified and glorified terrorist attacks, and tried to foster hatred in our communities."

Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Adebowale, 22, were jailed for life last month for murdering Fusilier Rigby.

The Muslim converts ran the soldier down in a car before hacking him to death with a meat cleaver and knives.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech#...2C_dissent_and_truth
If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don't like. Stalin and Hitler, for example, were dictators in favor of freedom of speech for views they liked only. If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.
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We pride ourselves in Britain on allowing the right to free speech to flourish 16 Mar 2014 14:29 #2

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I wonder what would happen if some white ango-saxon xtian types uploaded a video about killing "ragheads"????? What about those who publicly advocate wiping Iran off the map, are those not extremist views likely to incite hatred?

"We pride ourselves in Britain on allowing the right to free speech to flourish. But the vile views posted online by Royal Barnes and Rebekah Dawson justified and glorified terrorist attacks, and tried to foster hatred in our communities." = stupid silly fucking cow, I wonder if she actually even believes that herself.

Not that I am a big fan of anyone glorifying murder in any way, but the hypocrisy is staggering
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