tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098710761987330379.post3746835873444296847..comments2023-11-16T09:16:57.484+00:00Comments on Media Law Northern Ireland: [Update] Social media law in ScotlandBrian John Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143967182793063989noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098710761987330379.post-44417104506152554382014-02-13T12:11:06.741+00:002014-02-13T12:11:06.741+00:00Great piece! I personally haven't heard/read a...Great piece! I personally haven't heard/read any jokes about what happened at the Clutha Bar, but I do think that a 'joke' about an isolated incident, which was indiscriminate in who it killed, is different to other types of 'jokes' that target vulnerable/minority groups and create an ongoing, additive culture of hate that normalises certain language and opinions and makes life increasingly difficult for said groups; our right-wing mainstream media does this very well.<br /><br />I was surprised not to hear someone invoke the argument that 'humour' is often a coping strategy and that, while most might not find it funny, for the joke-maker, it might offer some sort of solace. That doesn't seem applicable in either of the jokes relating to this incident (for me at least) but it's something to be grappled with. <br /><br />I don't know what the answer is, but I find the notion of Scotland's Lord Advocate setting the bar on public offence, on a seemingly ad hoc basis, offensive.SR Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132989797998975115noreply@blogger.com