Quote Originally Posted by js207 View Post
Perhaps - though most seem to be urban legends - but there are far more cases where judges hand out ludicrously lenient sentences.
True as well! Which points to the need for judicial reform. Make judges, and prosecutors, much more accountable for their actions. If they are able to break the law with no fear of repercussions, then the law is broken.

The fears about this law seem valid though: just three months ago, a teenager was arrested here in Scotland - for posting a bad-taste joke on Twitter. IMO, when a bad joke is a "crime", the law is defective.
Absolutely! Which enhances my comment about legislating "feelings". You simply cannot legislate speech just because it might hurt someone's feelings. Hell, I'm offended by 90% of the things politicians say every day. Who do I see about getting them imprisoned for hurting MY feelings?