I was preparing for Remembrance Sunday when two police officers arrived at my door. It was early, around 9:40 a.m., and my things were laid out—a black dress, black tights, a coat, and a new poppy to pair with my vintage enamel one. I hadn’t dressed yet when my husband told me the police were there for me. Assuming it was about the road being closed for the parade, I went downstairs, still in my dressing gown, and greeted the officers. What they told me left me speechless.

 

The officer on the left, PC S, informed me that I was accused of a "non-crime hate incident" (NCHI) over something I posted on X (formerly Twitter) a year ago, allegedly stirring up racial hatred. Shocked, I asked, "What did I post that was so offensive?" He replied that he couldn’t tell me. “Who made this complaint?” I asked. He couldn’t tell me that either, only referring to the complainant as “the victim.”

 

I stood there, trying to process it all, feeling like I’d entered some Kafkaesque nightmare. With Remembrance Day preparations in the background, I thought of the soldiers who fought and died for our freedom. "Today, we are commemorating British men who gave their lives so we could live in a free country,” I told the officers. “And here you are, accusing me on this sacred day for something that didn’t even break the law.” It struck me how un-British this felt—an intrusion of the state into my life over a vague complaint.

 

As they left, I wondered if the officers felt any shame for disrupting Remembrance Sunday with what felt like an authoritarian intrusion. Perhaps they’d just laugh it off over coffee. I felt fortunate to have a platform, support from the Free Speech Union, and the knowledge to fight this. But others might not be as lucky, and I realized how intimidating such an encounter could be for someone without the same support. These NCHIs, it seems, are designed to chill free speech and discourage dissenting opinions.

 

Recently, Essex Police released a statement saying my post is now being investigated as a criminal matter under Section 17 of the Public Order Act 1986. Ironically, the change in approach wasn’t even conveyed to me on Sunday. This isn’t an isolated incident. I spoke with Bernie Spofforth, a businesswoman whose retweet misidentifying an alleged attacker led to her arrest and 36 hours in custody. Though ultimately, the case was dismissed, the experience left her devastated. How can a social media post justify such severe consequences?

 

Harry Miller, a former police officer, also had a similar experience, recorded as an NCHI for questioning transgender issues on Twitter. Winning a court case, he showed that NCHIs interfere with free expression. But these cases persist. The Free Speech Union discovered that, since 2014, more than 250,000 NCHIs have been recorded in England and Wales. Despite government attempts to reduce these incidents, their numbers are only increasing.

 

In theory, officers are now directed to only record incidents showing clear “intentional hostility.” But it seems the police are more focused on recording incidents that garner them approval from interest groups. Meanwhile, serious crimes like stabbings and burglaries go unresolved. Some officials may want to expand NCHIs, but as writer Charles Bukowski said, “Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others.”

 

If we are truly to honor those who sacrificed their lives for freedom, then we must safeguard the rights they fought to protect. We should hope that our leaders stand for free speech and focus on addressing real threats to public safety, not silencing opinions. Remembrance Sunday should be a day of pride, not a reminder of how far we’ve strayed from the freedoms once fought for.

 

Based on a report by Daily Telegraph 2024-11-14

 

 

 

"I stood there, trying to process it all, feeling like I’d entered some Kafkaesque nightmare."

 

Kafka, Orwell, thought crime...... Welcome to 1984 in 2024.

The Telegraph is turning into Viz.

 

Disgraceful woke behaviour from the Police, distilling the very essence of two tier policing in the UK; anyone remember when a baying mob of Muslims hounded a teacher from Batley Grammar school out of his job and home, making myriad death threats to him and his family.

 

West Yorkshire police did not make one single arrest, not one. Instead they made the teacher relocate with his wife and 4 small children where they were given new identities; they are all still in hiding more than 3 years later, their lived completely destroyed.

 

Or remember the Muslim Islamists that projected an antisemitic hate slogan onto the houses of Parliament; again, not one single arrest. And if that is not bad enough, we now have a two tier justice system in the UK; witness the leniency of sentencing for left wing protesters, even those having committed criminal damage. The UK is rapidly going down the gurgler.

 

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The Telegraph is turning into Viz.

 

Says someone that gets all their UK news from either the Guardian or the farcically named Independent. 

 

 

Sheeple in the UK sold their souls 4$

Oh dear. I fear my home country, the UK, is heading for deep trouble...

Australian politician Pauline Hanson was sued successfully last week for being racist after writing on  Twitter that a Greens politician should "go back to Pakistan" !

 

 

 

23 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Australian politician Pauline Hanson was sued successfully last week for being racist after writing on  Twitter that a Greens politician should "go back to Pakistan" !

 

 

 

 

 

Off topic, this is about an incident in the UK; don't try and hijack the thread 

 

 

The 'woke' laws and the people who take advantage of them are deminers of  justice and common sense. 

How about you don't post hate speech to any minority group then you won't have the police at the door ?

 

 

 

 

 

Oddly the person who is said to be the subject of this police visit is not named, so there no way of checking the veracity of the claims. 
 

The Telegraph really is becoming a comic.

 

 

4 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

How about you don't post hate speech to any minority group then you won't have the police at the door ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please tell us what it is she posted that was hate speech; and while you’re at it, please also inform the UK police, because they don’t seem to know.

 

 

Still no charges for the Muslims for broke the female police officer's nose at Manchester Airport?

 

Nah, let's go after people on Social Media who express the "wrong" opinion instead.

 

What a joke. 2 Tier Britain. 

9 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Oddly the person who is said to be the subject of this police visit is not named, so there no way of checking the veracity of the claims. 
 

The Telegraph really is becoming a comic.

 

 

 

Her name is Allison Pearson; the incident is reported in other UK news outlets, but not in the extreme left wing publications that you read. That whimpering little slug, Owen Jones, at the Guardian will no doubt be praising the police for following this important lead, whilst neglecting any real crimes.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

That whimpering little slug, Owen Jones, at the Guardian will no doubt be praising the police for following this important lead, whilst neglecting any real crimes.

 

Probably.

 

Fortunately The Guardian has run away from X due to it's free speech policy so I won't have to listen their nonsense (and read their begging footnotes due to lack of readership). 

5 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Her name is Allison Pearson; the incident is reported in other UK news outlets, but not in the extreme left wing publications that you read. That whimpering little slug, Owen Jones, at the Guardian will no doubt be praising the police for following this important lead, whilst neglecting any real crimes.

 

 

I hope she is investigated and if guilty faces the full force of the law just like that pensioner who protested against immigration!

 

She needs re-education on World Government and to accept differences 

 

5 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I hope she is investigated and if guilty faces the full force of the law just like that pensioner who protested against immigration!

 

She needs re-education on World Government and to accept differences 

 

 

 

You are talking absolute garbage again. I have already asked you what it is she said or wrote, but you haven’t got a clue have you.

 

How can you want her re-educated when you haven’t any idea what she said, and how it was offensive; stop making an utter fool of yourself.

 

 

9 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

She needs re-education on World Government and to accept differences 

 

It seems it is you who needs to accept differences - of opinion. 

41 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

How about you don't post hate speech to any minority group then you won't have the police at the door ?

 

 

 

 

 

Correct.................. I now only post hate  to majority groups , sums it  up nicely.

52 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

Off topic, this is about an incident in the UK; don't try and hijack the thread 

 

 

Not off topic at all. The setting might be the UK but this leftist push against freedom of speech is global.

44 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

How about you don't post hate speech to any minority group then you won't have the police at the door ?

 

 

 

 

 

It seems you have access to the tweet because you say it was "hate speech". Can you provide us with this so we can make our own minds up about it. Thanks.

What a wonderful police state world we live in. Coming to a neighborhood near you soon.

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

Oh dear. I fear my home country, the UK, is heading for deep trouble...

 

Not heading for .....already in deep do do.

29 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

You are talking absolute garbage again. I have already asked you what it is she said or wrote, but you haven’t got a clue have you.

 

How can you want her re-educated when you haven’t any idea what she said, and how it was offensive; stop making an utter fool of yourself.

 

 

He's just an Aussie troll, needs to take his head out of his mop bucket. 

This is exactly the sort of non sense we Americans are trying to evict. Perhaps electing Trump will give other nations the courage to fight back on this kind of stupidity. You're welcome.

35 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

You are talking absolute garbage again. I have already asked you what it is she said or wrote, but you haven’t got a clue have you.

 

How can you want her re-educated when you haven’t any idea what she said, and how it was offensive; stop making an utter fool of yourself.

 

 

I think you may have missed the nuance of the post. I might be wrong but I think it's more about the disturbing push toward global authority and a reduction in freedom of speech aka it's sarcasm. I reckon the bit about the pensioner facing jail is a bit of a give away in this respect.

57 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

How about you don't post hate speech to any minority group then you won't have the police at the door ?

 

 

 

 

 

Who decides what is hate speech and what is an opinion? Apart from that for hate speech to have any affect it must have a general consensus within the public, a consensus that is ignored by the authorities.

5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I think you may have missed the nuance of the post. I might be wrong but I think it's more about the disturbing push toward global authority and a reduction in freedom of speech aka it's sarcasm. I reckon the bit about the pensioner facing jail is a bit of a give away in this respect.

 

 

I don't think so .... @georgegeorgia doesn't do nuance ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

2 hours ago, Snackbar said:

Sheeple in the UK sold their souls 4$

No they didn't.

 

The politicians that make the laws might have done, but the UK people don't make the law, politicians do.

 

As for the OP

 

Why blame the police in the first place? 

 

They are only doing their job as laid down.

21 minutes ago, roo860 said:

He's just an Aussie troll, needs to take his head out of his mop bucket. 

IMHO he/she/it is simply trying to get attention, probably because the umber of pointless threads it has started are not getting it enough attention.