Praying is now illegal

[Larniavc]

From your link

“9. A person who is believed to have engaged in a breach of this order or in anti-social behaviour within the restricted area, is required to leave the area if asked to do so by a police officer, police community support officer or other person designated by Birmingham City Council.”

Emphasis mine.

They were arrested for not obeying a lawful order. Multiple times- recidivism in action.

When will people realise that breaking the law has consequences?

 

[Darren Court]

And that offence is not that she was praying.

Still avoiding the fact that you were wrong in many places but not having enough character to admit same... whilst trying desperately to win a point, but hey I'll continue...

No you can't say that even though you want to.
The fact is that either praying or standing, or both has been deemed to constitute a breach on four counts of the PSPO
Whilst the police haven't indicated that praying or standing are the acts that cause the offense the specific wording of the PSPO does.

Can you not read and accept the wording in the PSPO quoted and the link provided to the local council website is correct?

The FACT is that the PSPO specifically prohibits prayer and so you're wrong but can't admit it!
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/24121/robert_clinic_station_road_b30.pdf

"Protesting, namely engaging in any act of approval or disapproval or attempted act of approval or disapproval, with respect to issues related to abortion services, by any means. This includes but is not limited to graphic, verbal or written means, PRAYER or counselling"

 

[Desk trauma]

When will people realise that breaking the law has consequences?

If the lawbreaker is Christian it’s persecution, clearly.

 

[Darren Court]

From your link

“9. A person who is believed to have engaged in a breach of this order or in anti-social behaviour within the restricted area, is required to leave the area if asked to do so by a police officer, police community support officer or other person designated by Birmingham City Council.”

Emphasis mine.

They were arrested for not obeying a lawful order. Multiple times- recidivism in action.

When will people realise that breaking the law has consequences?

You see how utterly desperate you are becoming. It's really sad that you keep digging, can't face your errors and continue to obfuscate with false information!!!

Yes the PSPO specifically provides that a person "is required to leave the area if asked to do so" The problem is this is completely irrelevant in this case and quoting shows either that you don't know the facts else don't care about truth. There is absolutely no evidence that she failed to comply with a request by anyone to leave the area. The video link provided showed the interaction with the police and they never asked her to leave the area. They did ask her to voluntarily go with them to the police station and she replied, "If it's my choice then no"

THE TRUTH SHALL STILL SET YOU FREE!

 

[Larniavc]

Whilst the police haven't indicated that praying or standing are the acts that cause the offense

Thank you. I accept this as an apology. Good to no sound minds prevail.

 

[Darren Court]

If the lawbreaker is Christian it’s persecution, clearl

Thank you. I accept this as an apology. Good to no sound minds prevail.

If that makes you feel better please take it as anything you like.
If you want to join the real world, you'd not stop to quote part of line of response, but hey live rent free in your own head!

 

[Larniavc]

Yes the PSPO specifically provides that a person "is required to leave the area if asked to do so"

I’ve already accepted your apology. Please stop harassing me.

 

[Darren Court]

I’ve already accepted your apology. Please stop harassing me.

That's funny and sad. You come onto my post to tell me how wrong I am and because I don't agree with you and point that you have given false information whilst never admitting any error, I am harassing you!

You could always stop and move on if you don't want to engage anymore! Your choice.

 

[Desk trauma]

If that makes you feel better please take it as anything you like.
If you want to join the real world, you'd not stop to quote part of line of response, but hey live rent free in your own head!

Live rent free in my own head? What? Are you being charged rent for use of your own head?

 

[Darren Court]

Live rent free in my own head? What? Are you being charged rent for use of your own head?

Is this a different person or just a different account?

 

[comana]

Still avoiding the fact that you were wrong in many places but not having enough character to admit same... whilst trying desperately to win a point, but hey I'll continue...

No you can't say that even though you want to.
The fact is that either praying or standing, or both has been deemed to constitute a breach on four counts of the PSPO
Whilst the police haven't indicated that praying or standing are the acts that cause the offense the specific wording of the PSPO does.

Can you not read and accept the wording in the PSPO quoted and the link provided to the local council website is correct?

The FACT is that the PSPO specifically prohibits prayer and so you're wrong but can't admit it!
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/24121/robert_clinic_station_road_b30.pdf

"Protesting, namely engaging in any act of approval or disapproval or attempted act of approval or disapproval, with respect to issues related to abortion services, by any means. This includes but is not limited to graphic, verbal or written means, PRAYER or counselling"

I am reading prayer as an act of protest is not allowed. So not prayer on it’s own.
If I had to guess a motive here, this woman engaged in prayerful protest knowing she’d be arrested and then could claim victim status for being arrested for praying when in fact she’s been arrested for protesting.

 

[Desk trauma]

Is this a different person or just a different account?

Believe it or not more than one person disagrees with you.

So how much rent are you paying for use of your own head?

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Sadly, in the UK the police believe that praying silently in your head constitutes a breach to PSPO laws to protest or indicate approval or disapproval.

It's either the biggest mistake West Midlands Police have made in years else a sign of prosecution to come.

The question is whether the Christian community is going to do anything about it? Will you?

WATCH: NEW footage of police arresting woman for silently praying

Birmingham charity volunteer arrested and searched – including through her hair – after silently praying in a censorship zone

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Well she successfully changed the narrative from pro-life to pro-prayer.

 

[Darren Court]

I am reading prayer as an act of protest is not allowed. So not prayer on it’s own.
If I had to guess a motive here, this woman engaged in prayerful protest knowing she’d be arrested and then could claim victim status for being arrested for praying when in fact she’s been arrested for protesting.

First of all, you're right. The wording of the PSPO seems clear that prayer is ONLY prohibited if it's either a part of protest else indication of approval or disapproval of abortion. The fact she was arrested and charged suggests the police believe silent prayer breaches the PSPO in some way.

Secondly, if her actions are legal then her reasons for legal action are irrelevant.

Thirdly, if her intention was to protest, she's must be stupid because she did so in a way that's impossible to know that's what she was doing (what's the point in protesting if nobody knows you're actually protesting?) and when the clinic was shut and so there was nobody to protest to!

Fourthly, she could not know how the police would react. There is a simple provision within the PSPO that allows the police (and others) to simple ask the person to leave the area and had they done so, she would have had to move or be in a clear breach.. and no grounds for dispute or claim for discrimination. Frankly the police were stupid not to ask her to leave.

 

[Darren Court]

Well she successfully changed the narrative from pro-life to pro-prayer.

If she did, I'm not sure that was her intent and it's not particularly relevant concerning whether standing and silently praying is a criminal offense!

 

[comana]

I tried to search for other news reports of this incident and only found biased results. The fact that it is only being reported by conservative and anti abortion sites leaves me to wonder what the whole story is and what might be missing from from these reports.

 

[Tinker Grey]

So praying has NOT become illegal. I see. The OP title hooked me.

 

[Desk trauma]

So praying has NOT become illegal. I see. The OP title hooked me.

Just because it didn't happen doesn't mean it didn't happen!

 

[Darren Court]

I tried to search for other news reports of this incident and only found biased results. The fact that it is only being reported by conservative and anti abortion sites leaves me to wonder what the whole story is and what might be missing from from these reports.

 

[Darren Court]

I sympathise with the difficulty in getting unbiased news coverage. It's a probably for all those who are keen to get at the truth.
It is possible to get impartial info though... here's one local link Woman charged with breaching exclusion zone near abortion clinic

You are right, though, most of the outlets reporting this do have a conservative bias but in itself is telling. Why aren't the liberal, pro-abortion outlets picking it up and presenting a different perspective? Perhaps because they know in the end it's not going to look good!