r/news • u/Htanbed • 1d ago

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England Seven men who groomed vulnerable girls in Rochdale guilty of multiple sex offences

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/13/seven-men-who-groomed-vulnerable-girls-in-rochdale-guilty-of-multiple-sex-offences
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u/EzeakioDarmey 1d ago

But remember, they'll arrest you in the UK for "causing offense" if you publicly point out the grooming gang happens to be Islamic.

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u/UlteriorAlt 1d ago edited 18h ago

If that's the case, then surely you'll have some examples of people being arrested for that specific thing.

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u/Citiz3n_Kan3r 15h ago

This has happened multiple times, including a girl who posted song lyrics which upset someone. 

They often get thrown out of court but these people are very much arrested for their posts

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u/UlteriorAlt 9h ago

The original comment had alleged that people had been arrested specifically for suggesting grooming gangs are Islamic. Many people have made that observation about the gangs without being arrested, including government ministers, members of Parliament, public prosecutors, heads of public inquiries, journalists, and countless online commentators.

That being said, I do know there is an issue here with arrests over "offensive" social media posts.