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	seiberwing 2008-05-20 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Whaaaaaaa? Since when is that illegal? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	pantyless_angel 2008-05-20 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	The City of London police came under fire two years ago when it emerged that more than 20 officers, ranging from constable to chief superintendent, had accepted gifts worth thousands of pounds from the Church of Scientology. I think that may have something to do with it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	seiberwing 2008-05-21 12:17 am UTC (link)
	headdesk (Reply to this)(Parent)

	flightstothesea 2008-05-21 12:26 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I do hope this leads to some kind of investigation/bribery charges. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pantyless_angel 2008-05-21 12:59 am UTC (link)
	I hope so, but if not that is at least something for the kids defense if this goes to court. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mercutia 2008-05-21 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Jesus jumping Christ. Unbefuckinglievable. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	joye 2008-05-21 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Depending on the country, it very well might be. Many places now have laws against "incitement to religious hatred". Then it's all just a matter of interpretation and hoping that judges and police have a modicum of sense. As this shows, that may be an unfounded hope. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hallidae 2008-05-21 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	I could be wrong on both counts, but while I think there are laws like that there, I thought Britain at large doesn't legally recognize Scientology as a religion. How could you be charged for inciting against a religion if it's not on the books? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	iwanttobeasleep 2008-05-21 02:34 am UTC (link)
	The City of London Chief Superintendent, Kevin Hurley, praised Scientology for "raising the spiritual wealth of society" during the opening of its headquarters in 2006. Last year a video praising Scientology emerged featuring Ken Stewart, another of the City of London's chief superintendents, although he is not a member of the group. Niiiice. (Reply to this)

	keri 2008-05-21 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Whatever happened to the guy in...Boston, was it? He had a hearing to set a date, or something, in early May, and they were talking about getting him an ACLU lawyer. I wasn't able to keep up with enturb for a while, and I went back to look for updates the other day, and being unable to remember his name, I couldn't find anything. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	seiberwing 2008-05-21 04:42 am UTC (link)
	I think the charges were dropped, although it might have been another guy. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	issendai 2008-05-21 05:25 am UTC (link)
	Gregg Housh, and no, the charges weren't dropped. He has a jury trial coming up. His thread is called something like, "Jury trial, here I come." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	issendai 2008-05-21 05:27 am UTC (link)
	The case is going nowhere, since British judges have handed down judgements in which they themselves called Scientology a cult. But that poor kid. (Reply to this)

EPIC UPDATE!

platedlizard
2008-05-24 08:00 pm UTC (link)

From the Guardian, Schoolboy avoids prosecution for branding Scientology a cult

A teenager who was facing legal action for calling the Church of Scientology a cult has today been told he will not be taken to court.

The Crown Prosecution Service ruled the word was neither "abusive or insulting" to the church and no further action would be taken against the boy.

Thread at Enturb.

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	Re: EPIC UPDATE! nam_jai 2008-05-25 12:19 am UTC (link)
	Good news! I'll add it to the post. (Reply to this)(Parent)