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Anti-abortion Campaigner Refusing To Pay Licence Fee
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A pro-life campaigner has launched a test case against the BBC by refusing to pay her licence fee because of what she sees as the corporation's support for abortion.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7113152/Anti-abortion-campaigner-Veronica-Connolly-launches-licence-fee-test-case-against-BBC.html
Apparently the compulsory payment of the licence fee violates her "conscience" and the case is bring brought under the Human Rights Act.
For a start the licence fee is not compulsory. Mrs Connolly could choose not to have any TV receiving equipment and therefore would not need to pay the licence fee.
And where exactly would this end? There are all sorts of things that we have to pay for indirectly that we may feel violates our conscience.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7113152/Anti-abortion-campaigner-Veronica-Connolly-launches-licence-fee-test-case-against-BBC.html
Apparently the compulsory payment of the licence fee violates her "conscience" and the case is bring brought under the Human Rights Act.
For a start the licence fee is not compulsory. Mrs Connolly could choose not to have any TV receiving equipment and therefore would not need to pay the licence fee.
And where exactly would this end? There are all sorts of things that we have to pay for indirectly that we may feel violates our conscience.
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Problem solved
I don't watch Eastenders but no point in me objecting to paying for the most depressing programe on TV.... IMO.
totally agree. It seems like a publicity thing, whether consciously done or not, anyway.
Lets say this women is succesful, does the BBC then have to ban EE from featuring characters having an abortion? what if someone else then decides it doesn't like the BBC featuring aliens, as its not been proven that they exist, would the BBC have to drop Doctor Who.
or will the BBC be forced to panda to specail interest groups, and over represent, minority's & homosexuals in its programs?
Will Christian groups then start objecting to a program that features gay people, etc etc etc
A very slippery slope leaving the BBC unable to do anything (not just anything good, or anything bland, just anything) without worrying that a section of its viewers are going to upset by it.
I agree, have EE done incest yet? can you imagine!!!
not to my knowledge.
Erm, you mean like Lunch Monkeys? Dire or what?
However, As I am lucky enough to live in one of the richest and democratic counties in the world, I accept that I cannot pick and choose every single thing that my taxes fund.
This women should do one of two things:
1. Get rid of her telly
2. Move to America
I adore bits of BBC3. While it's hit and miss, it has an undeserved bad rep, imo.
She's the living embodiment of a Stephen King character.
She's a wacky one, folks!
Idiot.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/6291653.stm
I guess
should read "failed to overturn" or something.
EDIT: I just realised I bumped an eight month old thread. Sorry folks
Very good point, didn't think of that.
Don't watch it myself but haven't they had Archie abusing his daughter when she was little? Ronnie/Roxie?
EDIT: Just noticed post date but info still stands.
There's a law against mailing a photo of a foetus to a chemist?
I was going to point out that technically speaking she is distributing nude photos of minors, but I think it's more about intimidation and harassment.
However since I made post #10, yes it has been reveled that Ronnie was abused by Archie, ok fair enough it was in the subtext of there relationship, but it was not known at that stage.