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Manchester Police Chief Says Investigating Offensive Speech Is ‘Waste of Time’

August 1, 2022
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One of the most experienced police chiefs in the UK has said that police are “wasting time” investigating when people are offended, days after officers arrested a former veteran at his home for posting a meme on Facebook. Stephen Watson of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) told The Times of London on Monday that officers have…

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Fighting Rages Around Kyiv, Russian Forces Regroup for Fresh Offensive

March 12, 2022
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Fighting raged northwest of Kyiv on Saturday, with the bulk of Russian ground forces around 16 miles from the center of the Ukrainian capital, according to British intelligence, while sources told The Epoch Times that Ukrainian forces were battling groups of Russian saboteurs in several Kyiv suburbs. Elements of a large Russian column north of…

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Calls for ‘Offensive’ Ice Cream Brand to Be Renamed Rejected By Australians

March 25, 2021
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Streets ice cream is being pressured to rename its iconic “Golden Gaytime” brand after a member of the LGBTQIA+ community deemed the biscuit and ice-cream treat to be “offensive” and “outdated.” But pushback against the move is gaining support by those who say it is simply ‘cancel culture’  “gone way too far,” according to a…

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