| − | In October of 2001, a 69 year old street preacher named [[Harry Hammond]] from Bournemouth, [[England]] was subjected to assault by a angry crowd of 40 people while he proclaimed his Christian views in the town center which included a call to repentance in respect to homosexuality.<ref name="hammond">http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref> Mr. Hammond suffered from a type of autism making speaking with others difficult for him.<ref name="hammond" /> Mr. Hammond was holding a sign bearing the words, "Jesus Gives Peace, Jesus is Alive, Stop Immorality, Stop Homosexuality, Stop Lesbianism, Jesus is Lord".<ref name="hammond" /> | + | In October of 2001, a 69 year-old street preacher named [[Harry Hammond]] from Bournemouth, [[England]] was subjected to assault by a angry crowd of 40 people while he proclaimed his Christian views in the town center which included a call to repentance in respect to homosexuality.<ref name="hammond">http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref> Mr. Hammond suffered from a type of autism making speaking with others difficult for him.<ref name="hammond" /> Mr. Hammond was holding a sign bearing the words, "Jesus Gives Peace, Jesus is Alive, Stop Immorality, Stop Homosexuality, Stop Lesbianism, Jesus is Lord".<ref name="hammond" /> |
| | Two police officers arrived at the scene, there was a disagreement as to whether they should protect him or arrest him and eventually Mr Hammond was arrested but no violent members of the crowd were arrested.<ref name="hammond" /> At the time there were complaints from homosexuals about the sign which called for repentance in regards to homosexuality.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200205/ai_n9117665</ref> | | Two police officers arrived at the scene, there was a disagreement as to whether they should protect him or arrest him and eventually Mr Hammond was arrested but no violent members of the crowd were arrested.<ref name="hammond" /> At the time there were complaints from homosexuals about the sign which called for repentance in regards to homosexuality.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200205/ai_n9117665</ref> |