AIBU to think this man should have got a prison sentence for assault with a knife against someone who offended his religion?

Yes agreed. The first man, whilst doing something distasteful I don’t think is in any way a crime and the second man absolutely was a crime. A crime with clear intent. The whole thing is worrying as much as it is baffling

We don't have a blasphemy law in the UK. People should be able to criticise any religion.

Quran burning twat should be strongly spoken to.

For what, and by whom ?

Should people crossing the road (also not illegal) be strongly spoken to ?

Knife attack should mean jail. Quran burning twat should be strongly spoken to. And yes, I would say the same to anyone publicly burning the holy book of any faith. It's pathetic, intolerant and rude.

I vote YANBU because he should definitely have gone to prison.
But the people saying this is evidence of 2tier justice ABU.

We do have a serious problem in the UK where even very violent attacks aren't always seen as mailable offences. Especially when the police or judges think it's been "provoked". Worse than that there is an assumption that the angrier someone is the more worthwhile their cause. It lets bullies dominate discourse at the expense of the reasonable, and encourages the most extreme voices. In DV especially there has been a lot of work to remove the idea of "she was asking for it" being a legitimate defence. But lots of judges and juries still think like that. It's a problem. And it's not just "boys will be boys"
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41389520

Also
EDL member John Claydon, 46, pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm after breaking through police lines and repeatedly punching a counter protester in the face after he was on the.ground. no prison despite prior convictions.
https://far-rightcriminals.com/category/actual-bodily-harm/

For balance: Labour MP https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/mike-amesbury-mp-walks-free-after-appealing-sentence-for-assault-b9f2h7drt

https://forrestwilliamssolicitors.com/news/common-assault-first-offence/
https://forrestwilliamssolicitors.com/news/domestic-violence-first-offence/

Isn't the classic wife beaters whine

"Look what you made me do ?"

Provoked into violence is a very very dangerous grounds for excusing a knife attack.

We simply cannot allow violence as a response to book burning.

Maybe it's #bekind to the right sort of people who wield weapons in public ?

Fuck that. I like my intestines inside, thank you very much.

This country is allegedly about tolerance. Unfortunately,to uphold that you must be intolerant of intolerance. It's a massive contradiction, but, with these examples, it shows it doesn't work.

Prison should be a minimum for that kind of reaction.

Personally I'd automatically jail anyone caught with a knife, let alone using one.

And the same for guns.

5 years, non negotiable sounds about right ?

That video was shocking. I can’t believe he hasn’t been imprisoned. He’s a danger to society. No book is above burning/pulping/whatever.

Burning a Quran like that was a monumentally stupid and provocative thing to do - but not illegal (AFAIK?). But slashing someone with a knife? The two things are miles apart and someone who is capable of that belongs in jail.

Some people allege that there is no such thing as two tier justice, despite this sort of example.

Two tier justice