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Coach Gumby
I forgot to mention a while back, England has said that they will begin prosecuting fans who yell homophobic comments at football (soccer) matches. They use lip-readers to determine which fans have done such--no kidding. Apparently there was a huge problem with racial slurs a while back, and the same law all-but-cured it; they are not trying it to create a climate that's inclusive toward gays.

Eric Anderson
MIB
Prosecuting speech? Why not just kick the idiots out of the stands? I sure hope this doesn't spread to America. We already prosecute thought, so how long till we prosecute insulting speech?
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