tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993610.post5323192168470762494..comments2023-05-10T10:52:05.639+01:00Comments on Pink Sauce: "Gay-free zone" stickers: choosing the right targetszefroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648770072305208615noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993610.post-69712614087775019922011-06-02T13:30:12.354+01:002011-06-02T13:30:12.354+01:00the reason people are upset is because a coordinat...the reason people are upset is because a coordinated, multi-city attempt to create _homorein_ zones was treated as no more than abusive flyposting. that said, the judge was constrained by the law's treating organised gayhate as less important than religious or racial incitement. the absurdity of the sentence points to the need to change the laws so that gays receive the same protections as Paul Shetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441814737948281448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993610.post-63790120801066872042011-06-02T08:02:58.154+01:002011-06-02T08:02:58.154+01:00The fine is indeed £100 but he still to pay £200 ,...The fine is indeed £100 but he still to pay £200 , which for someone on jobseeker allowance (£65 per week), is not far from a month's "salary". Fines are decided on the ability to pay, remember?<br /><br />I don't understand why people get so hung up on this guy anyway when it is abundantly clear that he is not one of the organisers.zefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648770072305208615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993610.post-79602751601367914872011-06-02T00:53:57.076+01:002011-06-02T00:53:57.076+01:00Firstly he was fined just £100 not £200 and second...Firstly he was fined just £100 not £200 and secondly ignorance of the law is no defence. I suspect that had this man seen stickers saying Muslim free zone then he would have quickly reported it to the police. A community service order would have been more appropriate and some restorative justice.<br /><br />Of course if gay people who had decided they had enough of Muslim homophobia posted such Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com