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There is quite a lot online about naming two people involved including copies of messages asking for donations towards the cost

 

Sky news describing the plane banner as 'racist' sorry but never in a million years can I accept that after recent incidents..

 

I fully agree with freedom of speech when it’s on context. This was racially aggravated so very much against the principle

 

That's not how freedom of speech works. You can't protect freedom of speech but only when its based on things you agree with. As distasteful as you may find this - as I do, given its likely intent - you can't criminalise legal wording based on a subjective view of why those words were used. That never leads anywhere good. You have to look beyond the specific incident when it comes to free speech. Its why I made the comment I did yesterday around Islamic extremists not being arrested for waiving placards with slogans like 'British Soldiers Burn in hell'.

 

I see the police have declared, as expected, that no criminal act took place.

 

You cant say that what is in context to some is incitement to others.

 

The banner ended with the word 'Burnley' ...Burnley is a town before a football club...!!

 

NEW EXCLUSIVE: Jake Hepple, who posted a video of the stunt online and has used the P*** word on Facebook and Twitter, admitted he sometimes gets 'a bit drunk and coked up and uses offensive language'. But despite this confession, the 24-year-old from Colne, near Burnley, insisted to MailOnline: 'I'm not racist. I know people are trying to make out to be one but I'm not. I've got lots of Black and Asian friends and this banner was actually inspired by the Black Lives Movement.' Mr Hepple said police visited him at home on Tuesday evening to tell him he would not face any criminal charges and also offered him protection should he or his family face any threats in the future as a result of the banner.

 

His girlfriend sounds as bad too. Suspended from her job after she apparently tweeted for foreigners to be sent back on banana boats.

The lad himself is part of the far right Burnley fans known as the suicide squad.

They sound a charming couple

 

Free speech comes with responsibility for instance you can’t say something that incites someone to harm another

 

That's right, its illegal to do so. That's where the line is crossed.

 

Would you say this is being responsible or incitement ?.

 

Without a doubt that was the intention.

 

I don’t attack or defend one party I sit firmly in the centre as far as politics go. I know racism isn’t confined to one race or community.
I don’t particularly like kneeling thing because it Glorifies George Floyd who didn’t deserve to die like he did but he has been convicted of violent crimes.
But anybody who thinks there isn’t racism In our society is burying their heads. And stunts like this help to prove it

 

I've not read one post on here who claims that, it also works both ways, but if the fly bye was incitement then the placards saying British soldiers burn in hell is far more inciting, but as we have discussed free speech that our nation is renowned for has to be defended no matter how inciting it is.

 

THE Burnley fan behind the 'White Lives Matter' banner has been sacked from his job.

Jake Hepple, 24, has had his employment at Paradigm Precision terminated even though police said "no criminal offences" were committed by his stunt.

 

Industrial tribunal here he comes.

 

I’m sure Tommy Robinson will give him a job as henchman.

 

Nobody is forced to keep anyone in a job. If they don't want to employ him because they find his views distasteful that is entirely their prerogative as a private entity. Depending on how long he's been there they don't even have to have a reason for sacking him. We live in an age where employers will go through things like your social media so pulling stunts like this is doubly stupid on his part. Would you as a professional business owner want to have your brand associated with someone that does things like this?