But yeah you can be arrested/fined for swearing in public,
Actually you've always been able to be arrested for swearing in public, or even just shouting - behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace - in fact the met have used this to arrest two men kissing in public. They have plenty of laws at their disposal!
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 16:55 (sixteen years ago) link
I was thinking of that case when 2 kids were sitting on a bench talking to each other and a policewomen overheard one of them swearing, just in conversation with his friend, not even shouting, and gave him an on-the-spot fine. Fucking ridiculous.
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 16:58 (sixteen years ago) link
There was some fellow on the tube a couple of years ago who suggested that the metal detectors were...erm...not up to scratch, and got an £80 fine on the spot. That's the British Transport Police though (I presume), they can be especially touchy.
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Excuse me for criticizing the laws of another sovereign nation, but that's ridiculous. I'd either be broke or spending life in prison. I think " behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace" can often lead to positive things. MLK Jr anyone?
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
They shot him
― admrl, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I think you missed the point.
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Seems the City of police were being over-zealous.
Anyways, yeah Bill the "behaviour likely to lead blahblahblah" is a pretty catch-all offence.
― Ned Trifle II, Friday, 23 May 2008 11:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh it just sounds like SOP whenever someone rich wants to silence a critic. Hit them with a nuisance lawsuit that costs $30k to deal with before it gets dropped.
― suzy, Friday, 23 May 2008 11:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Raj Persaud brought down by Scientologists.http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/24/raj-persaud-psychiatry-maudsley
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 24 October 2008 08:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Well brought down by his copying of other peoples work obviously.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 24 October 2008 09:00 (fifteen years ago) link
THE OBSCENE BRASS DOG
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Friday, 2 January 2009 20:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Scientology is just mostly common sense ppls.
― ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (libcrypt), Friday, 2 January 2009 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Duh, if you don't b3l33v3 then you're just hung up on a failed R6 rundown.
― Viceroy, Friday, 2 January 2009 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
banned from Wikipedia lolz
― Kool G Lapp (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 29 May 2009 21:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Derek P. May 29th, 2009 4:45 pm ET
Obama supporters have also manipulated Wikipedia. However, unlike Scientology, they are evenly distributed throughout the US. Anyone they don’t like, they ban. They are able to do this because there is a sadistic subculture in Wikipedia. Kids vote for each other to become “administrators” who can ban anyone and unbanning often only occurs if the original administrator agrees (Wikipedia policy). Wikipedia is not an encyclopedia. It is worse than twitter
― velko, Friday, 29 May 2009 22:03 (fifteen years ago) link
noizipedia
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 29 May 2009 22:40 (fifteen years ago) link
James Bond vs. Scientology (sorta):
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6740831.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6740728.ece
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 7 August 2009 15:09 (fifteen years ago) link
No-talent film director bails:
http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/paul-haggis-breaks-with-scientology/
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 October 2009 12:16 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa.
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Monday, 26 October 2009 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
That is a pretty good letter.
― Bill A, Monday, 26 October 2009 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I bet it would suck if Haggis adapted it into a movie, tho.
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 October 2009 15:48 (fourteen years ago) link
HA!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 October 2009 15:52 (fourteen years ago) link
good to finally have a plausible explanation for all his success, though
― President Deez (some dude), Monday, 26 October 2009 15:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/26/tommy-davis-scientology-interview/
― it's like a Shark-Cage but for "Your Junk" AKA Your Penis & Balls (stevie), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 09:01 (fourteen years ago) link
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Testimony_by_John_Travolta_that_son_was_autistic_raises_Scientology_questions
― it's like a Shark-Cage but for "Your Junk" AKA Your Penis & Balls (stevie), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 09:26 (fourteen years ago) link
THey scare the shit out of me.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 09:49 (fourteen years ago) link
i watched that Tommy Davis, cylon spokesman interview when i was at work and when it concluded with asking the viewers if they thought that Scientology should keep their tax exemption status as i stood up to out i calmly and gratefully said to the tee vee screen "thank you, Martin Bashir". lol.
― Sébastien, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 13:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Just read this today: http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project/
Wow. Apparently their leader has a Napolean complex.
― musicfanatic, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 22:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Or Napoleon complex - whatever works ;)
― musicfanatic, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
It's a pretty revealing three part article from the St. Petersburg Times written back in June.
― musicfanatic, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I wonder if Haggis has googled Xenu yet.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link
From his letter: To see you lie so easily, I am afraid I had to ask myself: what else are you lying about?
I totally feel that, it's a reason I left the Mormon church...so weird seeing your religion's leader saying something on the TV to cover PR that completely contradicts what you're told at church.
― we are normal and we want our freedom (Abbott), Wednesday, 28 October 2009 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Scientology is like a blown up version what I dislike about religion. Pedantic self-righteous lying bastards. -> Oops, I guess I'm still pretty much an atheist despite mentioning on the Prayer thread that I mellowed when it came to religion. heehee
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Wednesday, 28 October 2009 08:46 (fourteen years ago) link
The T-shirt would read 'I spent 13 years talking about it and all I got was this $150,000 debt.'
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 January 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
The page you have requested cannot be found.It may have moved or may no longer be available.You may want to try searching tampabay.com for the content you desire.
― I'm FINNISH!!!! (s1ocki), Monday, 25 January 2010 16:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Had to redo the link, try again. Alternate, Gawker summary:
http://gawker.com/5456002/how-to-spend-150000-on-scientology-the-larry-anderson-story
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 January 2010 16:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Oopsy:
http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/david-miscavige-violates-tom-cruises-confessional/
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 8 May 2010 06:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Ding ding... Round Two
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/sep/28/church-of-scientology-john-sweeney
― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Watched that last night. Interesting that there's a "reformation" movement of scientologists who've left the official church but still believe in scientology as a religion, which I was completely unaware of before.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Did that image work?
http://images.onesite.com/blogs.telegraph.co.uk/user/ceri_radford/sweeney15.jpg
― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:55 (thirteen years ago) link
That one did
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:56 (thirteen years ago) link
First one was better though
― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:56 (thirteen years ago) link
GAH NOT AVAILABLE IN U.S.
― aerosmith: live at gunpoint (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link
This guy, so creepy
http://wwwimg.bbc.co.uk/programmes/i/512xn/44e31897325e72522fc6a2271f3c738f144ae9cb.jpg
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link
http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/images/raiders_face.jpg
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link
(obviously his face is about to melt because he's looking into a volcano as atom bombs detonate to slaughter trillions of frozen space aliens)
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Yo aerosmith:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPlYQx5vjcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HHr9g3VDFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9oGzBCmGmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEy8qfuTPpA
― Harrison Buttwhistle (NickB), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
hell yes nick b, thanks so much
― aerosmith: live at gunpoint (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Man this is an awesome doco.
― cathedral-sized jellyfish in your mind (Trayce), Saturday, 2 October 2010 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
wow, amazing how much healthier and happier Rinder looks now that he's out.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 2 October 2010 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link