Why are Kneecap not in prison?

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But Lucy Connelly is? Kneecap told people to kill their MPs. Why have they not been arrested.

(To be very clear, I do not condone violence of any kind towards anyone, I'm just asking as this seems like a double standard, can someone explain?)

the IDF are also quite big on murder and rape so I gather.

No it's about 3 lads from West Belfast who called out and continue to call out the atrocities being committed by Israel. The comments that are being commented on are at least 2 years old. The attempts to shut them up have failed.
The comment about Dead Tories was put out on a leaflet by Lib Dems. Where was the outrage then?
Threats to kill a politician were made by a current MP and a commentator with a national newspaper. His name was Jeremy Corbyn the same politician who was used for target practice in a mock up by members of the British army.
Acceptable for them to say and do what they did when it comes to Jeremy Corbyn but not Kneecap?

This was and is not about Kneecap and some old utterances. This is about control and stifling commentary. The irony of politicians standing up in Parliament condemning Kneecap while supporting Israel by giving them money, arms and support. All of which is being used to.murder Palestinians. See the connection now?

I don’t think glorifying terrorism is the way to support Palestinians.

Are Kneecap glorifying the IDF ?

Yes there is some major missing the point going on here.

'The attempts to shut them up have failed'

Did you see their grovelling 'we didn't mean it honest!' statement?

I think they have indeed been shut up.

Exactly. Well put.

Seriously. Wtf.

That was a harrowing watch. The sheer inhumanity shown. A brilliant documentary. Those poor people living there who are Palestinians and the majority of the world just watches on. The reason why the whole Kneecap thing has gone mental (side note - they’ve been saying this stuff for years), is because they performed at Cochella festival, USA, last week I think - a huge festival like Glasto - and the whole crowd supported the messaging about the horrors happening to the people living in Palestine. Their performance made huge press news - stateside and was generally received very well. USA support Israel’s governments position. It’s all a bit suss that things that Kneecap have been saying for years, only now after this performance and positive mainstream PR have been picked up on do the anti Kneecapp / pro Israel government side go a bit full metal jacket as it were. Where consider ALL the things that could be in the news/ media - it’s a bit mental this little NI rap band are public enemy number .

Wtf what? Just because you don't agree with me doesn't make you right.

This was meant for pp - apologies
If you don’t like a politician you don’t vote for them and you persuade others not to vote for them. That’s how democracy works.
You don’t need to kill them or encourage others to kill them . ..

It does make me right. You don't wish people dead cos you don't like them.

And what do you think will happen if they’re not ‘shut up’? An army of shell suited and blue haired people will march to Parliament to overthrow the government and take the helm themselves? Nobody gives a shit what the tossers have to say outside of the Twittersphere.

Yes the cowards should’ve just stood by their original statements. Why didn’t they?

You think it’s ok to incite the killing of democratically elected politicians. 🙄

If they don't support Hamas and Hezbollah then what changed between now and when they were saying up Hamas and up Hezbollah late last year?

This thread has shown that Kneecap has some pretty disreputable supporters

Because theyre thickos who bit off more than they can chew and are now flapping that their cosplaying is being mocked and scrutinised. Calling out atricocites my arse.

And up Hamas and Hezbollah, right? Just like your heroes.

www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ie5qs

You'd need to ask Jess Phillips and Dan Hodges about that. Or maybe those Brits who had a trial run with their mock up of Jeremy Corbyn.

No one sane would glorify the IDF
of course they are not. The point is that many people are happy to say they support the IDF and will rush to condemn Hamas. As far as I can see, both Hamas and the IDF are disgusting

Nunaluna’s first contribution to the thread was “why the fuck are the troubles continuallly brought up by people who didn’t live through it”. Will not accept that a) nearly all adults in NI did in fact live through it. B) even if born post ceasefire we are still living in the consequences of it and c) a comparison to English people’s attitude to Germans is hilarious misplaced given Germany was never in control of England, half of the inhabitants aren’t German sympathisers etc etc: bonkers.

my fault for not being able to resist arguing with brits about Ireland.