Olympic games - dissenters for high jump!
- 30 August 2010 15:4567955Dover might have its drawbacks but at least we have an amount of free speech and expression unlike those who live anywhere in London close to an Olympic venue.
Under the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 the Olympic Delivery Authority are empowered to set up their own uniformed force who are empowered to act anywhere in the vicinity of a games venue or Olympic Zil route. They have also been empowered to break into your home, seize and detain you on the street and remove or destroy your property. For why? You may ask
Well, not just for the heinous offence of displaying a commercial brand other than the official Olympics sponsors. Oh No! This legislation prohibits any protest or display at all contrary to the games and the massive disruption and upheaval they will cause.
As s.19(4) states, powers may be exercised in respect of any non-commercial advertising and against announcements or notices of any kind. s.19 (5) states this will cover the distribution or provision of documents or articles, the display or projection of words, images, lights or sounds and even spoof adverts or logos of Olympics sponsors. So whether you put an anti-Olympics poster in your bedroom window, or just stand at your front door shouting at the Zil cavalcade as it races past the closed-off streets, you're liable.
For breaching the regulations, you face a fine of up to £20,000 and are also liable to pay costs - wait for it - to the ODA's private army for the trouble and expense of breaking into your house and tearing up your anti-Olympics poster.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/12 - 30 August 2010 17:1867960why would anyone put up an anti-olympic poster in their window?
is this one of your wind ups bob? - 30 August 2010 17:4567965Howard, one reason might be to protest against gov.'s new spending cuts in the NHS, such as medicines considered life-saving. Gov. has made some first attempts in this direction, I hear.
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Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - 30 August 2010 17:4867966don't see the connection alexander, heard about the life saving drugs being rejected.
i have to agree with the decision, they cost a fortune and extend life for a matter of weeks, they are not a cure. - 30 August 2010 17:5667969Perhaps they might be protesting about having lost their homes and businesses to the olympic park - and we complained about China when they did similar before the last Olympics.
At the risk of getting arrested, I had a good look at Stratford International station from the high speed train last week - it's a steel and concrete nightmare, not a touch of style or humanity in the place and not at all welcoming for visitors.
I was going to comment on the cancer drugs but maybe that needs another thread. - Jan Higgins
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30 August 2010 18:0267970Alexander ...
Why do you have to bring your anti-government views into all your posts.
This thread is about London and the olympics not the NHS.
With regard to the OP, I can understand the reason but the method seems a little heavy handed.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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30 August 2010 18:0367971That was why I did not comment on the drugs, Ray.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------- - 30 August 2010 18:1067974Hence, someone will be soon putting up a thread on cancer medicines. Who will do it?Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - Jan Higgins
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30 August 2010 18:2867975You!!!!!!!!!!
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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if they had lost their homes they would not have a window to put a poster in or a doorway to shout abuse from. - 30 August 2010 18:4967984I think the olympics will be a great success . it will hopefuly get a generation of children away from the computer games and out playing sport .
- 30 August 2010 18:5667990it is already doing that, schools up and down the country have reported massive rises in children getting involved in sport.
- 30 August 2010 19:0067996I hope we get the world cup to , we may have a good footie team by 2018 .
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Wishfull thinking, we can but hope.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------- - 30 August 2010 19:0968004To be an England fan hope and prayer are needed .
- 30 August 2010 20:0468017Alexander d the legislation was enacted in 2006 as is obvious from the post, read before crayoning on a thread.beer the food of the gods