Blasphemy?

[Nearly Sane]

And elsewhere more seriously

http://iheu.org/blasphemy-prison-term-for-jakarta-governor-is-the-wail-of-a-warning-siren-in-indonesia/

[bluehillside Retd.]

According to the BBC, "Irish media say the Garda dropped the case as there was no injured party".

Couldn't have put it better myself!

[Bubbles]

According to the BBC, "Irish media say the Garda dropped the case as there was no injured party".

Couldn't have put it better myself!

Yes, just seen it.
Common sense prevails.

The person who started it says they considered it "their civic duty", I wonder how much tax payers hard earned cash that took up, while others could have been better employed.

I detest jobsworths who just cause issues for others for no real reason, other than some misguided reference to civic duty.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Rose,

Yes, just seen it.
Common sense prevails.

The person who started it says they considered it "their civic duty", I wonder how much tax payers hard earned cash that took up, while others could have been better employed.

I detest jobsworths who just cause issues for others for no real reason, other than some misguided reference to civic duty.

As presumably the "injured party" would be God, I read it as a statement that the Garda are atheists 

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Hi Rose,

As presumably the "injured party" would be God, I read it as a statement that the Garda are atheists 

Bruce Hillside in the Seventh Sense........."I see atheists....everywhere".

[Sebastian Toe]

Bruce Hillside in the Seventh Sense........."I see atheists....everywhere".

As opposed to someone who sees antitheists, everywhere?

[Walt Zingmatilder]

As opposed to someone who sees antitheists, everywhere?

Come off it.
There's a world of difference declaring Hillside, Dawkins, Krauss etc Antitheists and declaring the Southern Irish police atheist.

I think this is a stage you would have been better not to have got on Sebaceous.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Vlad,

Come off it.
There's a world of difference declaring Hillside, Dawkins, Krauss etc Antitheists and declaring the Southern Irish police atheist.

I think this is a stage you would have been better not to have got on Sebaceous.

There's also a world of difference between the great majority of atheists and the term "antitheist" you keep trying to describe them all as being so as to validate your galloping paranoia.

[Sebastian Toe]

Come off it.
There's a world of difference declaring Hillside, Dawkins, Krauss etc Antitheists and declaring the Southern Irish police atheist.

I was never on 'it'.
He didn't though did he? Not seriously. Did you not notice the winky emoji?

[Sassy]

If, someone breaks the 'LAW' it should not require outraged people to prosecute.
Someone gets raped, murdered or even mugged. If not enough people enraged should we prosecute?
LAME isn't it that such an excuse was made.

You either have a law and uphold it, if someone caught red-handed or we go to public opinion.

Stephen Fry, should have had more respect for the law in Ireland and the people there.
He should have phrased it, in an acceptable manner and kept within the law no matter how ridiculous he believed it to be.

[floo]

If, someone breaks the 'LAW' it should not require outraged people to prosecute.
Someone gets raped, murdered or even mugged. If not enough people enraged should we prosecute?
LAME isn't it that such an excuse was made.

You either have a law and uphold it, if someone caught red-handed or we go to public opinion.

Stephen Fry, should have had more respect for the law in Ireland and the people there.
He should have phrased it, in an acceptable manner and kept within the law no matter how ridiculous he believed it to be.

Blasphemy is not in the same league as rape and murder, for pity's sake! Everyone should be permitted to say exactly what they like about god etc! Ireland needs to drag itself into the 21st century.