The C word

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Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology 'cult'

So next week I guess we can expect to see the banners amended to read "Scientology: it's a total c**t"

Comments

Re: FYI: Section 5:

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

Actually yes, you're right, I think I misread it. It's being done under the public order act, so there doesn't actually need to be a complainant.

I certainly wouldn't be surprised if, when this gets thrown out of court as the obvious nonsense it is, the Cult of Scientology lot don't decide to take up a civil case. They are notoriously litigious.

Re: FYI: Section 5:

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Actually, just read the Guardian article linked above properly (I'd picked the story up elsewhere) and according to that, a case file has already been passed to the CPS. Doh!

OTOH, it seems he may have been given a summons, rather than arrested, which may (or may not) be better news. My knowledge about summary "justice" is creakily out of date - I've not been on that sort of demo for years and years and things have changed profoundly (and not for the better) since I was on top of that stuff.