Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers

[Votto]

Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers | Blaze Media

The charges come after two previous arrests for similar violations.

www.theblaze.com

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.

According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the charge against Vaughan-Spruce is under Section 9 of the U.K.'s Public Order Act 2023, which outlines "Safe Access Zones" around abortion clinics in England and Wales.

Discretion under the act is left to each individual officer, but all decisions must be made "on a case-by-case basis and must be balanced and proportionate to the circumstances," the document says.


The law states it is an offense to recklessly or intentionally "do an act" that:

• Influences "any person's decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic";
• Obstructs or impedes any person "accessing, providing, or facilitating the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic"; or
• Causes "harassment, alarm, or distress to any person in connection with a decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic."

Violators are subject to a fine.

In 2022, Vaughan-Spruce made headlines for admitting to possibly engaging in silent prayer near an abortion clinic. She was asked by an officer to voluntarily go to a police station, and, upon declining, was informed that she was under arrest for failing to comply and would be charged with "anti-social behavior."

According to a city of Birmingham website, anti-social behavior "includes behavior which has caused or is likely to cause you harassment, alarm, or distress."

Vaughan-Spruce was later charged with "protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users" but was reportedly acquitted because the facility was actually closed at the time she was there.

She was arrested again in 2023 for praying in an excluded zone, this time on the corner of a road.

"You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense," an officer told her.

Vaughan-Spruce claimed at the time that she assumed her acquittal meant she could now pray outside of the facility without causing offense.

Similar charges were recently brought upon a retired pastor in Northern Ireland for preaching inside one of the protected zones.

According to the New York Post, the 76-year-old faces two charges and has pleaded not guilty to seeking to "influence" people accessing abortion services and for not immediately vacating the area when asked by police.

Why is it that Left wingers who burn down cities and stop traffic at major freeways and stop planes from flying as they protest at airports remain out of jail or are not fined while people who silently practice their faith to themselves wind up in jail?

And the religious right are the ones imposing themselves on us all?

Really?

 

[Mac-7]

Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers | Blaze Media

The charges come after two previous arrests for similar violations.

www.theblaze.com

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.

According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the charge against Vaughan-Spruce is under Section 9 of the U.K.'s Public Order Act 2023, which outlines "Safe Access Zones" around abortion clinics in England and Wales.

Discretion under the act is left to each individual officer, but all decisions must be made "on a case-by-case basis and must be balanced and proportionate to the circumstances," the document says.


The law states it is an offense to recklessly or intentionally "do an act" that:

• Influences "any person's decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic";
• Obstructs or impedes any person "accessing, providing, or facilitating the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic"; or
• Causes "harassment, alarm, or distress to any person in connection with a decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic."

Violators are subject to a fine.

In 2022, Vaughan-Spruce made headlines for admitting to possibly engaging in silent prayer near an abortion clinic. She was asked by an officer to voluntarily go to a police station, and, upon declining, was informed that she was under arrest for failing to comply and would be charged with "anti-social behavior."

According to a city of Birmingham website, anti-social behavior "includes behavior which has caused or is likely to cause you harassment, alarm, or distress."

Vaughan-Spruce was later charged with "protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users" but was reportedly acquitted because the facility was actually closed at the time she was there.

She was arrested again in 2023 for praying in an excluded zone, this time on the corner of a road.

"You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense," an officer told her.

Vaughan-Spruce claimed at the time that she assumed her acquittal meant she could now pray outside of the facility without causing offense.

Similar charges were recently brought upon a retired pastor in Northern Ireland for preaching inside one of the protected zones.

According to the New York Post, the 76-year-old faces two charges and has pleaded not guilty to seeking to "influence" people accessing abortion services and for not immediately vacating the area when asked by police.

Why is it that Left wingers who burn down cities and stop traffic at major freeways and stop planes from flying as they protest at airports remain out of jail or are not fined while people who silently practice their faith to themselves wind up in jail?

And the religious right are the ones imposing themselves on us all?

Really?

And libs call us fascists

This is not the lowest that marxist-globalists are capable of getting down to

But its still pretty bad

 

[Eman623]

It took an extra 41 years after Orwell's prediction, but thoughtcrime has finally arrived in Airstrip One.

 

[Votto]

It took an extra 41 years after Orwell's prediction, but thoughtcrime has finally arrived in Airstrip One.

And so long as they don't invoke the name of God as the reason why, it's all strawberries and cream.

Yay!

 

[shockedcanadian]

Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers | Blaze Media

The charges come after two previous arrests for similar violations.

www.theblaze.com

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.

According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the charge against Vaughan-Spruce is under Section 9 of the U.K.'s Public Order Act 2023, which outlines "Safe Access Zones" around abortion clinics in England and Wales.

Discretion under the act is left to each individual officer, but all decisions must be made "on a case-by-case basis and must be balanced and proportionate to the circumstances," the document says.


The law states it is an offense to recklessly or intentionally "do an act" that:

• Influences "any person's decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic";
• Obstructs or impedes any person "accessing, providing, or facilitating the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic"; or
• Causes "harassment, alarm, or distress to any person in connection with a decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic."

Violators are subject to a fine.

In 2022, Vaughan-Spruce made headlines for admitting to possibly engaging in silent prayer near an abortion clinic. She was asked by an officer to voluntarily go to a police station, and, upon declining, was informed that she was under arrest for failing to comply and would be charged with "anti-social behavior."

According to a city of Birmingham website, anti-social behavior "includes behavior which has caused or is likely to cause you harassment, alarm, or distress."

Vaughan-Spruce was later charged with "protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users" but was reportedly acquitted because the facility was actually closed at the time she was there.

She was arrested again in 2023 for praying in an excluded zone, this time on the corner of a road.

"You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense," an officer told her.

Vaughan-Spruce claimed at the time that she assumed her acquittal meant she could now pray outside of the facility without causing offense.

Similar charges were recently brought upon a retired pastor in Northern Ireland for preaching inside one of the protected zones.

According to the New York Post, the 76-year-old faces two charges and has pleaded not guilty to seeking to "influence" people accessing abortion services and for not immediately vacating the area when asked by police.

Why is it that Left wingers who burn down cities and stop traffic at major freeways and stop planes from flying as they protest at airports remain out of jail or are not fined while people who silently practice their faith to themselves wind up in jail?

And the religious right are the ones imposing themselves on us all?

Really?

Ask yourself, post- WWII which the Brits always refer to for the "special relationship" (which increasingly seems to be a scam), would those men who died in this war approve of having a close relationship with the U.K when they engaged in these tactics?

Starmer needs to be replaced and illegals deported. Or else, the U.K will just go the way of East Germany as Canada has for some time.

I am reaching out to Carneys team. Decisions made or not will decide our future. I support all elected leaders but I am not going to support every policy decision or lack of decision making when leadership is needed.

Premier Ford has screwed Ontario more than our new P.M has, we need leadership though so that we do NOT become like the U.K.

 

[Woodznutz]

Is this a Babylon Bee article?

 

[Anarchy666]

Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers | Blaze Media

The charges come after two previous arrests for similar violations.

www.theblaze.com

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.

According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the charge against Vaughan-Spruce is under Section 9 of the U.K.'s Public Order Act 2023, which outlines "Safe Access Zones" around abortion clinics in England and Wales.

Discretion under the act is left to each individual officer, but all decisions must be made "on a case-by-case basis and must be balanced and proportionate to the circumstances," the document says.


The law states it is an offense to recklessly or intentionally "do an act" that:

• Influences "any person's decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic";
• Obstructs or impedes any person "accessing, providing, or facilitating the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic"; or
• Causes "harassment, alarm, or distress to any person in connection with a decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic."

Violators are subject to a fine.

In 2022, Vaughan-Spruce made headlines for admitting to possibly engaging in silent prayer near an abortion clinic. She was asked by an officer to voluntarily go to a police station, and, upon declining, was informed that she was under arrest for failing to comply and would be charged with "anti-social behavior."

According to a city of Birmingham website, anti-social behavior "includes behavior which has caused or is likely to cause you harassment, alarm, or distress."

Vaughan-Spruce was later charged with "protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users" but was reportedly acquitted because the facility was actually closed at the time she was there.

She was arrested again in 2023 for praying in an excluded zone, this time on the corner of a road.

"You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense," an officer told her.

Vaughan-Spruce claimed at the time that she assumed her acquittal meant she could now pray outside of the facility without causing offense.

Similar charges were recently brought upon a retired pastor in Northern Ireland for preaching inside one of the protected zones.

According to the New York Post, the 76-year-old faces two charges and has pleaded not guilty to seeking to "influence" people accessing abortion services and for not immediately vacating the area when asked by police.

Why is it that Left wingers who burn down cities and stop traffic at major freeways and stop planes from flying as they protest at airports remain out of jail or are not fined while people who silently practice their faith to themselves wind up in jail?

And the religious right are the ones imposing themselves on us all?

Really?

This is the definition of Orwellian. Thought police and all.

 

[Votto]

Is this a Babylon Bee article?

No, but it is nearly impossible to tell these days.

 

[Crepitus]

Christian woman charged for thought crimes after investigation into silent prayers | Blaze Media

The charges come after two previous arrests for similar violations.

www.theblaze.com

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.

According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the charge against Vaughan-Spruce is under Section 9 of the U.K.'s Public Order Act 2023, which outlines "Safe Access Zones" around abortion clinics in England and Wales.

Discretion under the act is left to each individual officer, but all decisions must be made "on a case-by-case basis and must be balanced and proportionate to the circumstances," the document says.


The law states it is an offense to recklessly or intentionally "do an act" that:

• Influences "any person's decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic";
• Obstructs or impedes any person "accessing, providing, or facilitating the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic"; or
• Causes "harassment, alarm, or distress to any person in connection with a decision to access, provide, or facilitate the provision of abortion services at an abortion clinic."

Violators are subject to a fine.

In 2022, Vaughan-Spruce made headlines for admitting to possibly engaging in silent prayer near an abortion clinic. She was asked by an officer to voluntarily go to a police station, and, upon declining, was informed that she was under arrest for failing to comply and would be charged with "anti-social behavior."

According to a city of Birmingham website, anti-social behavior "includes behavior which has caused or is likely to cause you harassment, alarm, or distress."

Vaughan-Spruce was later charged with "protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users" but was reportedly acquitted because the facility was actually closed at the time she was there.

She was arrested again in 2023 for praying in an excluded zone, this time on the corner of a road.

"You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense," an officer told her.

Vaughan-Spruce claimed at the time that she assumed her acquittal meant she could now pray outside of the facility without causing offense.

Similar charges were recently brought upon a retired pastor in Northern Ireland for preaching inside one of the protected zones.

According to the New York Post, the 76-year-old faces two charges and has pleaded not guilty to seeking to "influence" people accessing abortion services and for not immediately vacating the area when asked by police.

Why is it that Left wingers who burn down cities and stop traffic at major freeways and stop planes from flying as they protest at airports remain out of jail or are not fined while people who silently practice their faith to themselves wind up in jail?

And the religious right are the ones imposing themselves on us all?

Really?

How do they know she was praying?

 

[SeaMajor7]

The UK is COOKED.

 

[Votto]

How do they know she was praying?

Big Brother knows all apparently.

Do you dare question them heretic?

 

[Polishprince]

The crazy thing here is its a legit story, I initially thought this was a "satire". I guess truth is stranger than fiction?

 

[sparky]

Is this a joke?? ~S~