Conservative Road Poster

[mushroom25]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11329212/Labour-councillor-suspended-for-Tweeting-death-camp-Tory-poster.html

Legitimate satirical comment?

or a step too far?

[naomi24]

Sickening.

[Deskdiary]

She states "Profound apologies for that retweet which was a genuine mistake and would never have been retweeted had I recognised it for what it was."

Either she is incredibly ignorant not to recognise what it was or a liar. I think the latter.

[naomi24]

^So do I.

[Baldric]

A step too far

[Orderlimit]

Very offensive and has hopefully been arrested.

[anotheoldgit]

Nothing new here since those on the Left are always keen to label those on the Right, Nazis.

I don't know about suspended, she should be sacked never to hold a public position again.

[Gromit]

On Saturday on AOGs thread I wrote

// The Conservative poster is a golden opportunity for spoofing. I am sure we will see some 'alternatives' in the following days //

I do not think the Councillor created this spoof, rather he just reposted it. It is both bad taste and also satirical. It is the sort of joke that the public can get away with, but, as it is using death camp imagery, it is something a politician should steer clear of. So the suspension is justified.

[youngmafbog]

Teach her to use a tool of the Devil.

I'm all for labour using it, show some of them for what they are.

[ChillDoubt]

One can barely imagine the bedwetting, hand-wringing, wailing and gnashing of teeth had this been a UKIP councillor.

I can only surmise that such Labour personnel are poorly-educated closet Nazi's or bare faced liars, surely?