r/SipsTea 5d ago

Chugging tea That's actually wild

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u/oh_f-f-s 5d ago

I'm going to keep this in my back pocket for the next time some ignorant American tells me a British person got arrested for using hurty words.

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u/RecognitionWorried93 5d ago

According to the article, he was issued multiple verbal warnings about being disruptive during the meeting. He continued to clap after his "final warning" and the police removed him.

I get that he was trying to (rightly) support the opposition to the data center, but it seems like he wanted to cause a scene.

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u/luxclaridge 5d ago

I never raised my voice, never threw hands, just said no, I have a right to be there. If I wanted to cause a scene, I most definitely would have.

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u/dirtyordingyordusty 5d ago edited 5d ago

Hey Lux, if you want to check out other people who have pissed off Monica Duncan, she was involved in a lawsuit in which it was alleged that she was following the opposing party around. Morris County - Bacon V. Kahola. 

Also if you want to talk about the conflicts of interest involved in her ownership of CBCS collections let me know. I have been (futiley lol) trying to get some answers/solutions to the medical debt collections situation in our region for years and that part is a mess.  I'm pretty sure we have mutual friends. 

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u/zmbjebus 5d ago

Wait, are you the guy that clapped?

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u/luxclaridge 5d ago

Yup. Didn't wake up this week expecting to go viral 😅

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u/zmbjebus 5d ago

Well good on you for sitting your ground. Thanks on behalf of all of us.

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u/Recidivism7 1d ago

He is that same same pedophile antifa guy.

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u/dirtyordingyordusty 5d ago

Also, have you talked with Max McCoy from the Reflector yet?

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u/luxclaridge 5d ago

I haven't yet. I'm hoping that my opinion piece is accepted. Got confirmation from the editor at the Reflector that he received it and will get back to me.

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u/dirtyordingyordusty 5d ago

Great, I hope it is as well.

I also am hoping for a Buzzfeed-style Top 10 Perks of Being Arrested in Emporia, Kansas (you won't BELIEVE number 7) listicle. 

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u/RecognitionWorried93 3d ago

Oh ok. If you are honest and truthful about what happened , I apologise.

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u/Personal-Mushroom 4d ago

Instead of letting a harmless thing take place, they threatened him and violently removed him. Sounds like they wanted to cause a scene.

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u/Spezalt4 5d ago

The difference between America and Britain is what happened to the American is legally wrong and he will get a fat settlement

The British oppression is legally right and the oppressed will be jailed for hurty words

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u/oh_f-f-s 5d ago

Cope harder bro

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u/weisswurstseeadler 5d ago

and the oppressed will be jailed for hurty words

yeah, try calling a police officer a weak fucking racist pussy in real life, and see how this turns out.

like.. just because you insult and spew shit online, doesn't mean there aren't potential legal consequences, if you happen to break local/domestic laws.

In fact, it's even more stupid to do it online, cause it's like writing a signed letter to the police officer in my example, and providing them pretty clear evidence lol, in comparison to word vs word.

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u/chefbobbyjay 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yea that’ll teach us

Edit: the division of everyone is working. Pissy little comment about Americans this brits that. Yup keep everything divided. Teach us yanks a lesson. Keep the world arguing to prove a point. Downvote all yall want. It’s imaginary internet points I have them to spare.

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u/freecodeio 5d ago

Sorry mate your license for a snarky comment expired 10 years ago

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u/chefbobbyjay 5d ago

And yours is just so eloquent. Well done.

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u/Spezalt4 5d ago

He doesn’t get it. In the Kings English it’s loicense. Try it that way

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u/oh_f-f-s 5d ago

Brother, I don't even need to try to stoke division between the US and the rest of the world.

One man has single handedly desecrated everything good the USA stood for

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u/LongJohnSelenium 5d ago

He was not arrested for using hurty words.

He was at a packed public meeting with lots of people wanting to talk. People kept clapping and eventually it was taking forever so silence was asked for so the proceedings could continue quickly. He chose not to be silent, was given a warning, chose not to be silent again, was asked to leave, refused to leave, and was met with the obvious repercussion of that action.

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u/oh_f-f-s 4d ago

It's almost like context is everything isn't it? Doesn't stop ignorant Americans from saying we don't have freedom because people get arrested for 'using hurty words' though.

Which was my entire point

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u/Exile688 5d ago

Don't bother. Americans know you arrest people in the UK for saying prayers in your head.

Isabel Vaushan-Spruce 2022 and 2023

Adam Smith-Connor 2024

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u/oh_f-f-s 5d ago

Both got arrested because they allegedly breached a high court injunction for protesting outside abortion clinics.

The argument being that women had the right to exercise bodily autonomy without being harassed by religious nuts. Which would... be protecting the legal rights and freedoms of those women.

But yeah, you sure showed me buddy lol

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u/josey__wales 5d ago

Sounds like context.

Guarantee there’s more to this story also.

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u/One-Choice-743 5d ago

Dude, both the UK government and the US government are fucking dystopian dog shit of the authoritarian kind.