Following a heated - but not violent - altercation between
Alistair Scott and Mohammed Hudaid in an Exeter street, Mr Scott became
the first Englishman to be convicted under the new religious bigotry laws.
The argument centred on Islamic involvement in 9/11. Despite the fact
that Mr Hudaid called Mr Scott a “Zionist pig f****r”, and
said that all Americans deserved to die, the police did not feel that
his behaviour warranted arrest. Mr Scott faced a potential seven year
sentence.
Editor's comment: Simply
chilling... I remember hearing Dr Sean Gabb saying that it is more important
to look at the court proceedings of a particular time and place than the
legislation itself to gain an idea of the spirit of the times. This
is a classic example.
The new law is claimed to
be about improving relations between folk but is, in fact, being used
to send a strong signal that Islam is a favoured faith and beyond criticism.
On the other hand, defence of the English tradition of liberty is not
to be tolerated. In the current climate of hysteria where everyone walks
in total fear of being denounced as a racist, fairness, common sense and
an even handed approach seems to have taken a back seat to the all powerful
mantra of political correctness
