An Indian man in prison for cracking 'offensive' jokes

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

Ahhhhhh goes down smooth every time.

Is speech protected anywhere else like it is protected in the United States?

Someone else posted about a very poor taste joke about Grenfell leading to an arrest and people being put in custody, for real.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/05/police-appea...

That's mad. People who commit ABH, hit-and-runs, deal class A drugs and such don't always get taken in to custody -- we regularly have reports (in our local news) of people convicted who commit further crimes because they're out on warrant/bail or only got a warning/fine -- making a bad joke that doesn't physically harm anyone isn't an offense that should lead to imprisonment. You tell them how insensitive it is, then you ignore them and leave them to wallow in their own excrement.

>A spokesperson for the campaign group Justice4Grenfell said the video had “caused great alarm and distress” //

Why did they watch it? They could probably say the same about Towering Inferno, or an episode of Game of Thrones or myriad other things. It's all getting ridiculous.

Makes me appreciate my own country where religion is a minority and offending people is a legitimate art form.