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> It was kinda crazy because "all" he said was that didn't care about a teen who died in police custody, specifically that this teen was a, "good for nothing, spice smoking, Toxteth monkey"

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Rowan O’Connell, 23, was hit with a fine by magistrates today over the sick outbust following the death of Mzee, 18.

The teenager, described by his mother as a “gentle giant”, died after becoming unwell while detained by police officers at Liverpool ONE in July.

O’Connell took to social media website Reddit, where he made baseless allegations, labelling Mzee a “good for nothing, spice smoking, Toxteth monkey”.

He added: “As I say, who gives a f**.”

"

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-mo...

So, Not quite what you said.

> or just saying something mildly offensive will often lead to prosecution

That's not mild, and you either know it or should know it.

> I mean just this week an autistic child got arrested for calling a lesbian police officer a lesbian here in the UK.

No link eh? What a surprise.

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edit: this isn't about the rights/wrongs of what was said in this case but your (deliberately?) incomplete description of them. I actually share your concern about freedom of speech but twisting facts doesn't build your case well.

>>_a_a_a+(OP)
Here's a link to the story about the autistic teen incident

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/police-arrest-autistic...

>>_a_a_a+(OP)
> He added: “As I say, who gives a f***.” (sic)

I don't understand your point. You both said the exact same thing: "good for nothing, spice smoking, Toxteth monkey", except you also said the guy added "Who gives a fuck?" which basically means "who cares?". Does adding a "who cares?" make the originally phrase much different?