Officers investigate more “thoughtcrimes” amidst widespread criticism of “woke policing”

Oct 27, 2023 by Jill

from ADF UK:

Footage obtained by ADF UK shows an officer employed by West Midlands Police issuing a fine to a Christian standing still and praying silently within an abortion facility “buffer zone” in Birmingham on 18th October.

The praying individual in the footage was Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the volunteer who has already been vindicated twice for having committed no crime by silently praying inside a “buffer zone”.

Vaughan-Spruce clarified that she was not present in the zone as an act of protest, There is no prohibition on being merely present in the zone. Yet, the Police Community Support Officer asks if she is silently praying for “unborn children” and if she is a member of a pro-life or pro-choice organisation.

“The UK government urgently needs to clarify that silent thoughts can never be illegal – even if those thoughts are in disagreement with the views of the State. This is the third time I have been treated like a criminal for peacefully, silently, and imperceptibly praying for women who are likely facing one of the worst days of their lives,” explained Isabel Vaughan-Spruce.

“The buffer zone regulation has already sought to prevent me and others from counselling women desperately in need of help. And now, authorities are trying to remove my ability even to pray for these women. To fine somebody simply for their thoughts is grossly Orwellian and an insult to the freedoms that Britain is meant to protect,” she continued.

Despite being subject to invasive questioning on the street, and receiving a notice of a fine, the Council later indicated it would not pursue the fine on this occasion, but issued a warning that it would do so in the future.

Read and watch police interviewing Isabel Vaughan-Spruce here