FOUSESQUAWK: Ghadafi in England????

Monday, September 5, 2011

Siarlys Jenkins said...: Oh those British, they place such an emphasis on courtesy. Its like knowing the correct way to hold a tea cup.

In America, the police don't get to tell anyone to take a display down because it is "offensive." It has to be illegal.

(Although, some time back, the owner of a retail store who put some special reduced price clothing out in front on racks in Orange County was told he needed a special permit to do that, and put in handcuffs when he even questioned that, until he agreed to take it all down.)

In America, the store owner would have asked "So what if you think it's offensive, what law does it violate?"

In England, "the constitution" is the sum total of all acts of parliament and judicial precedents, so it is awfully fluid. I suppose "offensive" is against something or other in there.; September 5, 2011 at 6:45 PM
Gary Fouse said...: Siarlys,

You devoted so much more time and space to this story thatn I did.; September 5, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Siarlys Jenkins said...: I always look for the deeper meaning in things Gary.

Don't you find it offensive that police could tell someone to take down a display because the cop finds it "offensive"? Or did you just think this was an amusing keystone kops episode.; September 6, 2011 at 7:35 AM