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[OngBonga]

You can go to prison in pretty much every country for nonviolent crimes. Try mortgage fraud, or grand theft auto, or manufacturing crack cocaine, or being a proper journalist.

People have been getting arrested in the UK for protesting the monarchy during the period of mourning. Not sure if they'll go to jail, probably not, but technically you can go to jail in Scotland (but not England or Wales) for "breach of the peace", which is what they charged the guy with who heckled Prince Andrew.

Fun fact - nonce is a slang term in the UK for a paedophile, and is an acronym of "not on normal communal exercise" which is another way of saying "don't let him mix with the other inmates or he'll get murdered".

[MadMojoMonkey]

You can go to prison in pretty much every country for nonviolent crimes. Try mortgage fraud, or grand theft auto, or manufacturing crack cocaine, or being a proper journalist.

People have been getting arrested in the UK for protesting the monarchy during the period of mourning. Not sure if they'll go to jail, probably not, but technically you can go to jail in Scotland (but not England or Wales) for "breach of the peace", which is what they charged the guy with who heckled Prince Andrew.

But when YOU do it, it's inhumane injustice and a violation of human rights.
When the US does it, it's pure freedom, baby.

Fun fact - nonce is a slang term in the UK for a paedophile, and is an acronym of "not on normal communal exercise" which is another way of saying "don't let him mix with the other inmates or he'll get murdered".

I did not know that.

I don't really hear the word nonce in the US. Not sure if it's a UK thing, or just me not being social enough.

[OngBonga]

In case it's not obvious, that was the word thrown at Prince Andrew by the heckler. It's funny that our police seem to take more action against people who call Andrew a nonce, than they ever have against Andrew for being a nonce.