British police arrested comedy writer Graham Linehan at Heathrow Airport this week over social media posts about transgender issues. Five armed officers detained the 57-year-old creator of popular shows like Father Ted and The IT Crowd. His crime was posting opinions that most normal people share about protecting women’s spaces.
Linehan wrote that biological men should not be in female-only areas like bathrooms and locker rooms. He called it a violent act against women and urged people to speak up when they see it happening. These are common sense views that millions of Americans hold every single day.
The British government is now using armed police to arrest people for their thoughts and words on social media. This is exactly what happens when leftist politicians get too much power. They turn regular citizens into criminals for defending basic biology and women’s safety.
London’s police chief even admitted his officers are in an impossible position trying to enforce these crazy speech laws. The whole system has gone completely insane when comedy writers face jail time for stating obvious truths. This shows how far Britain has fallen from its proud history of free speech.
Meanwhile the same government that arrests people for tweets just declared Palestine Action a terrorist group. Over 700 people have been arrested including elderly folks over 70 years old. The priorities are completely backwards when defending women gets you arrested but real criminals roam free.
This case should terrify every freedom loving American watching from across the pond. What starts with arresting people for social media posts always ends with total government control over speech. The thought police are real and they are coming for anyone who dares to speak the truth.
Graham Linehan is facing additional charges for allegedly harassing a young transgender person online. But the real harassment is coming from a government that sends armed officers to arrest citizens for their political views. This is pure intimidation designed to silence opposition voices.
American conservatives must pay close attention to what is happening in Britain right now. The same woke mob that controls British speech laws wants to bring their censorship campaign to our shores. We must defend the First Amendment before we end up like our cousins across the Atlantic.
