I recall a thread about a Brit woman who was taken into custody for praying at an abortion clinic, I cant find it. News out on that

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Charges Dropped against British Woman Arrested for Praying outside Abortion Clinic​

https://www.nationalreview.com/news...king&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=30450640

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who police took into custody for violating a Public Space Protection Order in a viral video, has decided to pursue a verdict so that she can clear her own name and protect other pro-life activists who might run into similar issues in the future.

“It’s vital that I have clarity as to my legal status,” she said in a statement released by her attorneys at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) UK.

“Many of us need an answer as to whether it’s still lawful to pray silently in our own heads. That’s why I’ll be pursuing a verdict regarding my charges in court,” she added.

 

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I would love to see the comments in that thread, so if anyone can link to it, thanks!

 

[Bray123]

She was arrested for breaching a court order banning her from being at that location harassing people. Nothing to do with her crazy superstitions.

 

[snailspace]

She was arrested for breaching a court order banning her from being at that location harassing people. Nothing to do with her crazy superstitions.

charges dropped!

 

[Bray123]

charges dropped!

That's what she was arrested for, whether you like it or not, or whether the charges were dropped or not.

 

[ll74]

In order for prayers to work, does her god require a certain proximity to those being prayed for? Is it like wifi or what?

 

[adrina]

In order for prayers to work, does her god require a certain proximity to those being prayed for? Is it like wifi or what?

The Gaw-Hawd Satellite Monitoring System isn't in place yet. They're still taking donations for it.

 

[ishtat]

The US source may be confused. In British Law there is a difference between "taken into custody" and formal "arrest." The former is a police procedure for removing somebody from a place where, for whatever reason they should not be. An arrest usually involves a formal charge or intention to charge. The DOP never brought charges so the message essentially, was go away, and stop being a pain. The woman in this case, who was taken into custody, is beating it up to try and cast herself in the role of a martyr.