Christian woman convicted over sign offering to talk, deemed in violation of abortion clinic buffer zone law
A Christian woman has been convicted of breaching an abortion clinic buffer zone after holding a sign offering help.
Dr. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, was found guilty at Poole Magistrates’ Court. She was sentenced to a conditional discharge and ordered to pay prosecution costs of $25,800 (£20,000) in full by May 31. A fundraising campaign is underway to help her cover the costs.
She said her conviction was "a dark day for Great Britain."
“I was not protesting and did not harass or obstruct anyone," she said. "All I did was offer consensual conversation in a public place, as is my basic right, and yet the court found me guilty."
And yet, if a Muslim stood in front of a synagogue with a sign, or yelling obsenities, he would not likely be arrested. And if he was arrested, there would be no consequences to his intimidation. Thanks to godless judges and the Labour government.
Read: JD Vance rebukes anti-free speech, anti-Christian discrimination in Munich speech
Tossici-Bolt was prosecuted after refusing to pay a fixed penalty notice for holding a sign in an abortion clinic buffer zone in Bournemouth that said, “Here to talk, if you want.”
She reiterated that her sign merely offered consensual conversations with women accessing the facility and did not express approval or disapproval toward abortion, and was therefore not in breach of the buffer zone regulations.
She was convicted despite an unusual intervention by the U.S. State Department in which it suggested that free speech was important to U.S.-U.K. relations.
She is weighing up her legal options after her conviction on Friday.
"Freedom of expression is in a state of crisis in the U.K. What has happened to this country? The U.S. State Department was right to be concerned by this case as it has serious implications for the entire Western world," she said.
“I remain committed to fighting for free speech, not only for my own sake but for all my fellow citizens. If we allow this precedent of censorship to stand, nobody’s right to freely express themselves is secure."
Her lawyer, Lorcán Price, of the Alliance Defending Freedom UK (ADF), said, “Everyone who cares about free speech should care about ‘buffer zones’. A Christian woman has been convicted merely for offering to chat on a public street in Britain. This ruling should show all reasonable people that, beyond the shadow of a doubt, abortion facility ‘buffer zones’ are incompatible with a free society."
The judge presiding over her case recently convicted another pro-lifer, Adam Smith-Connor, whose appeal hearing will be heard in July.
He was also prosecuted by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council, which according to The Telegraph, has spent over $193,000 (£150,000) on the cases despite being cash-strapped.
BBC Arabic ‘journalist’: ‘Israelis are not human beings,’ ‘Jews are devils’
“Indeed, the worst of animals in Allah’s sight are the ungrateful who will not believe.” (Qur’an 8:55)
“Indeed, the unbelievers among the people of the book and the idolaters will remain in the fire of Gehenna. They are the most vile of created beings.” (Qur’an 98:6)
“You will find the Jews and the idolaters the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who believe.” (Qur’an 5:82)
‘Israelis are not human beings’ and ‘Jews are devils’ says journalist used by BBC’s Arabic channel in Gaza
by Jose Ramos, Daily Mail, April 5, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
A journalist who appeared on the BBC’s Arabic Channel has reportedly described Jews as ‘devils’.
This is, of course, Satanic Reversal - when you accuse others of your own faults or actions.
Ahmed Alagha has appeared on the broadcaster reporting on the Israeli conflict several times since January last year.
He appeared last Sunday reporting from close to the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis just after Israeli forces killed a senior Hamas leader, Ismail Barhoum, in an air strike.
The bombing was caught on camera and Mr Alagha’s report appeared on BBC News.
However, the Telegraph has now reported that Mr Alagha, Palestinian journalist, appears to have described Israelis as worse than ‘beasts’ on his social media accounts.
Sharing the footage of a Gaza tower block being bombed by Israeli forces after Hamas’ attacks on October 7, 2023, Mr Alagha posted on X: ‘This is not a Hollywood film; this is what was done to these towers in Gaza City at the hands of the Israeli occupation, and it’s happening to us in Gaza.
‘It [the Israeli occupation] is the embodiment of filth, the unrivalled swamp of wickedness. As for the Jews, they are the devils of the hypocrites.’
Again - Satanic Reversal
The day after he also posted: ‘And as we know, the ‘Israelis’ are not human beings to begin with, rather they are not even beasts. Perhaps they belong to a race for which no description can capture the extent of their lust and sadism.
‘That’s just one snapshot. What if we were to compile all their crimes across that entire dark/black history, from the moment of occupation up until now? It is the entity of filth, and the unrivalled swamp of wickedness.’…
That is an excellant description of Islam over 1400 years.
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Now, if British police arrested 12,000 child sex abusers every year they might accomplish something. But, no, they have to play the 'thought police', and children be damned, as usual.
12,000 Brits arrested per year over social media posts – Times
Thousands of people in the UK have been detained and questioned by police over online posts deemed threatening or offensive, The Times has reported, citing custody data.
According to figures published on Friday, officers make around 12,000 arrests annually under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988. These laws criminalize causing distress by sending messages that are “grossly offensive,” or by sharing content of an “indecent, obscene or menacing character” via electronic communications networks.
In 2023 alone, officers from 37 police forces made 12,183 arrests – around 33 per day. The Times said this marks a 58% increase from 2019, when 7,734 arrests were recorded.
At the same time, government data shows that convictions and sentencings have dropped by nearly a half. While some cases were resolved through out-of-court settlements, the most commonly cited reason was “evidential difficulties,” particularly when victims declined to proceed.
The statistics have sparked public outcry, with civil liberties groups accusing the authorities of overpolicing the internet and undermining free speech through the use of “vague” communications laws.
The Times highlighted the case of Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine, who were arrested on January 29 after raising concerns in a private parents’ WhatsApp group about the hiring process of their daughter’s school. Six uniformed officers arrived at their home, detained them in front of their youngest child, and took them to a police station.
The couple was questioned on suspicion of harassment, malicious communications, and causing a nuisance on school property after the school alleged they had “cast aspersions” about the chair of governors. They were fingerprinted, searched, and locked in a cell for eight hours.
“It was hard to shake off the sense that I was living in a police state,” Allen told the Daily Mail, adding that the messages contained “no offensive language or threat” but were simply a “bit sarcastic.”
But you might have hurt somebody's feelings. That would be OK if they were just Christians of Jews, but if they were Muslims, well, Muslims are always victimized. Pfft!
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