The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"
To be honest a call to kill disabled claiment is less an ofcom broadcast issue. Then a police incitement of violence/riot issue.
I mean it is clearly both and ofcoms answer is very much as expected given the current govs attitude to the right wing. And as someone who holds an ofcom licence (ham).I am fucking disgusted with them and will complain officially.
But the police duty to arrest the presenters for calling for viewers to hunt down and kill disabled people. Drastically outweighs the broadcast licence issue.
Anyone who saw the show should be calling the Met Police and reporting a crime.
Added to UK law on self defence is very anti predictive risk as a motive. You would be required to show the reformer had a gun or some other intent to harm you. More accurately that you had reasonable cause to feel threatened.
Now if reformers actually started doing so. iE you had evidence that GB news presenters had been successful in inciting such attacks.
You would still need to show evidence you though the reformer was going to attack.
So no shooting random reformers presenting no evidence of holding a weapon or aggression. But you would have a much easier time convincing a jury etc that you thought his fishing rods were a riffle.
I hope this advice helps with any decisions you may be forced to make.
To be honest a call to kill disabled claiment is less an ofcom broadcast issue. Then a police incitement of violence/riot issue.
I mean it is clearly both and ofcoms answer is very much as expected given the current govs attitude to the right wing. And as someone who holds an ofcom licence (ham).I am fucking disgusted with them and will complain officially.
But the police duty to arrest the presenters for calling for viewers to hunt down and kill disabled people. Drastically outweighs the broadcast licence issue.
Anyone who saw the show should be calling the Met Police and reporting a crime.
As a disabled person would it be okay to shoot reformers since they think it’s okay to shoot us?
Nope Sorry.
A GB news presenter is not all reformers, (yet)
Added to UK law on self defence is very anti predictive risk as a motive. You would be required to show the reformer had a gun or some other intent to harm you. More accurately that you had reasonable cause to feel threatened.
Now if reformers actually started doing so. iE you had evidence that GB news presenters had been successful in inciting such attacks.
You would still need to show evidence you though the reformer was going to attack.
So no shooting random reformers presenting no evidence of holding a weapon or aggression. But you would have a much easier time convincing a jury etc that you thought his fishing rods were a riffle.
I hope this advice helps with any decisions you may be forced to make.
Yeah, was a joke in jest. It’s just sickening they are allowed to say that without legal repercussions. Cheers