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2024-08-11 14:45:44 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FAA03457469C49B37EED5B731886415913E8AEDD13B182107E4FD96BC87A61D9
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Original Note:
Atkinson's 2012 speech supported repeal of section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. The "insulting words & behaviours" clause was revoked in the Crime & Courts Act 2013, enforced Feb 2014. http://reformsection5.org.uk/ Insults aren't incitement to violence, & he wasn't referring to past or present riots.
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