From The Blaze:
“A
woman in the United Kingdom is in trouble with law enforcement yet again for
daring to engage in silent prayers. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce learned in March that
she had been under investigation by Midlands Police in the U.K. since January.
She has now been criminally charged for praying in her head. More specifically,
Vaughan-Spruce was allegedly charged because she ‘stood outside’ an abortion
facility in Birmingham, England, to conduct her silent prayers and, therefore,
tried to ‘influence’ visitors, which is prohibited.”
If silent prayers and thoughts are being criminalized, we
are all toast, each and every one of us. Of course, when The Left is in power,
which it believes is its birthright, only certain thoughts will be
criminalized.
If a person’s unspoken words, meaning thoughts,
can be grounds for punishment, fines, or even jail time, it is game over for
freedom and liberty on planet Earth. This is true, even if “authorities” really
could accurately discern them, even if the alleged “perpetrator” somehow made
them clear. Thoughts are not actions. What’s more, we all know that many
thoughts pop into our head entirely unbidden. Like some I’m experiencing right
now, such as: all blacks aren’t great swimmers. Some do like fried chicken. Some
Italians actually were in the mafia. I don’t magically turn into a female
because I say I’m one. Michelle Obama isn’t as pretty as Melania. AOC is
as dumb as a post. Most Republicans are spineless. Tucker has lost his mind. It
is impossible that legitimate rights come from government—or other men; if that
were true, slavery and the Holocaust couldn’t be inherently wrong. The bigger
the organization the more likely it is to be hampered by bureaucracy and
corruption. Islam is not “the Religion of Peace.” There are no such things as
“thought crimes.” Xi Jinping does look like Winnie-the-Pooh. “Impossible
meat” does not taste just like real meat. I could go on and on, but you
get the point.
At least I think you do, whether you say so or
not.
Some might say, “But Eric, this is only happening near
known or posted ‘protective zones,’” or that this wouldn’t or couldn’t be
applied in a more generalized manner. Maybe, maybe not, but this is a road down
which we should never have started to travel. It is up to us whether or not we
continue into the darkness.
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