What powers have they got?

I figure we can hand over blasphemy policing to them. It'll give me a way better position from which to argue that tiresome arse policing should be devolved to me.

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I don't see anyone suggesting the perpetrators should not be prosecuted for the damage done.

Me and Gilles are both in favour of a return to duelling. It'll be interesting to see if the people who are willing to chuck a petrol bomb would be willing to do pistols at dawn.

Out of interest, should we ban being nasty to Catholics too, or is it just Muslims who get special treament?

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I think people denouncing catholics as papist worshippers of the ant-christ, or claiming that they are trying to take over europe and enslave as all, are just as bad, yes.

Originally Posted by Zichao

Me and Gilles are both in favour of a return to duelling. It'll be interesting to see if the people who are willing to chuck a petrol bomb would be willing to do pistols at dawn.

Interesting point. On the one hand, chucking a petrol bomb is a cowardly act and most bullies are just full of wind. On the other, chucking a petrol bomb tend to indicate a personality/a person raised in an environment where he/she is prone to solve problems with violence...

The corollary would also be interesting: Would Charlie Hebdo cartoonists insist on insulting people at random if there was a chance they'd be called to defend their drawings at the pointy end of their sword.

(For technical reasons, I prefer swords rather than pistols for this duelling concept of ours. Duel with pistols was a bit too random. Less skill than luck involved).

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Out of interest, should we ban being nasty to Catholics too, or is it just Muslims who get special treament?

In general, you should avoid mocking people just for kicks. 'Coz, human nature being what it is, the people you mock may decide to retaliate with more than one-line jokes. This was true in the school-yard and I don't think most people mature much beyond that.

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