"Thought police muscle up in Britain"

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"Thought police muscle up in Britain"

Hyperlink: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25361297-7583,...

Contributed by David Fenton

The author, Hal G.P. Colebatch, is a "sometime teacher of political science and international law", and author of Blair's Britain, chosen book of the year by The Spectator in 1999. He states that "The Government is pushing ahead with legislation that will criminalise politically incorrect jokes, with a maximum punishment of up to seven years' prison."

He goes on to say that "In the past 10 years I have collected reports of many instances of draconian punishments, including the arrest and criminal prosecution of children, for thought-crimes and offences against political correctness," and cites evidence. The most troubling of the examples involve the prosecution of children (age 14, age 10).

Does prosecution - and persecution - for "thought crimes" sound familiar?