Giving Offence is no Offence
<p>The death of Queen Elizabeth II last week, and thus the accession to the throne of King Charles III is an opportunity for reflection. However, what some have found here in the UK is that expressing republican sentiment in public has been met with a policing intervention – arrest or warning....
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Verfassungsblog |
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| Online Access: | https://verfassungsblog.de/giving-offence-is-no-offence/ |
| Summary: | <p>The death of Queen Elizabeth II last week, and thus the accession to the throne of King Charles III is an opportunity for reflection. However, what some have found here in the UK is that expressing republican sentiment in public has been met with a policing intervention – arrest or warning. This post considers the legality of expressing such views, and thus of the police response too, as well as some wider issues about the policing of protest, dissent and free speech.</p>
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| ISSN: | 2366-7044 |