Officers
from Thames Valley Police approached the magazine stand while it was
unattended and took all 150 copies ‘to assess whether the content was
obscene’.
A
spokesman said they were warned that a magazine containing ‘offensive
and distressing’ material was being distributed. An officer deemed it
was not obscene and arranged for the issue to be left at a university
college. The student union and university declined to comment.
I have not read the magazine in question, and so I cannot comment as to its contents. Nevertheless I have some questions. First, I would like to know why the police took 150 copies of the magazine in order to assess its content. Surely they could have taken just one copy. Taking all of them suggests that they were treating the publishers of the magazine as if they were guilty until proven innocent.
Second, I would like to know why the student union felt it necessary to report the magazine to the police. If they deemed that some part of it was illegal, then maybe they could tell us what exactly they thought was illegal.
It is also reported that a communist demonstration in central London turned violent.
The
protesters tried to enter the railway station, which is the UK terminal
for Eurostar services to Europe, to call for a relaxation of borders.
However,
they were stopped by officers from the Met and British Transport Police
as they tried to get on to Eurostar platforms and the demonstration
turned violent when paint and smoke bombs were thrown.
In other words, the communist police found themselves in a fight with another bunch of communists who objected to the establishment being less than wholehearted in its dedication to the communist ideal.
I can't help but wonder how many of the communist thugs who stormed the Eurostar terminal studied at British universities dominated by communist idiots who appear to disregard free speech.
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