Thursday, July 15, 2010
David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday that he would make an official complaint to Facebook because it is hosting discussions and support groups for Raoul Moat.
Cameron said: "As far as I can see, it is absolutely clear that Raoul Moat was a callous murderer-full stop, end of story-and I cannot understand any wave, however small, of public sympathy for this man. There should be sympathy for his victims, and for the havoc he wreaked in that community; there should be no sympathy for him."
IMO: Fair enough, but it does seem that - unlike some politicians -Raoul Moat did seek psychiatric counselling urgently but it was refused to him by the UK authorities who later Tasered him, probably leading to a reaction which made him fire a gun, and then he died. So as is usual in the UK, it has all been a sorry business. Cameron's comments, in their true context, make him sound like a nazi, and whilst I did not normally read Facebook as it is often rubbish, one expects on Facebook the usual UK psychos.
But Cameron might start a little nearer to home. The two sites supposedly set up to support Treasury spending cuts and to crowd-source laws which need repealing were both displaying messages of support for Moat this morning. Doubtless the Condemn Party will eventually put a stop to such messages of support. And whilst I certainly understand what Cameron says, he must realise that freedom of speech still has some value in the UK, even under the "Moat and Duckpond" coalition.
Cameron said: "As far as I can see, it is absolutely clear that Raoul Moat was a callous murderer-full stop, end of story-and I cannot understand any wave, however small, of public sympathy for this man. There should be sympathy for his victims, and for the havoc he wreaked in that community; there should be no sympathy for him."
IMO: Fair enough, but it does seem that - unlike some politicians -Raoul Moat did seek psychiatric counselling urgently but it was refused to him by the UK authorities who later Tasered him, probably leading to a reaction which made him fire a gun, and then he died. So as is usual in the UK, it has all been a sorry business. Cameron's comments, in their true context, make him sound like a nazi, and whilst I did not normally read Facebook as it is often rubbish, one expects on Facebook the usual UK psychos.
But Cameron might start a little nearer to home. The two sites supposedly set up to support Treasury spending cuts and to crowd-source laws which need repealing were both displaying messages of support for Moat this morning. Doubtless the Condemn Party will eventually put a stop to such messages of support. And whilst I certainly understand what Cameron says, he must realise that freedom of speech still has some value in the UK, even under the "Moat and Duckpond" coalition.
# posted by uv : 5:36 AM
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