Whatever chaos the Democrat Party and its current insurgent crop of malevolent socialist/communists are swirling around in as they circle each other, snarling with shivs drawn, you can bet there is one thing they are all firmly in lockstep over - the need for control over the American people.
As in yesterday's post about a New Jersey representative's attempts to legislate a legal, actionable definition of Islamophobia, in this effort these authoritarian-minded dystopians will no doubt turn to the current example of Orwell's world in situ - the United Kingdom. The British are literally writing and actively implementing the Big Brother surveillance state book in real time.
You have to see the notice that went up from the Home Office (Interior Ministry) yesterday.
Perhaps you're old enough to remember Aretha Franklin's R-E-S-P-E-C-T song?
Well. From yesterday forward, if you do not R-E-S-P-E-C-T in accordance with whoever is determining what constitutes 'anti-social behavior' on any given day, there are consequences galore.
Should you transgress and offend someone, authorities can now, as the song says, 'sock it to you, sock it to you, sock it to you, sock it to you.'
Respect Orders are now in force. Persistent offenders of anti-social behaviour face tough restrictions and could be ordered to tackle the root causes of their behaviour, including through drug or alcohol treatment and anger-management courses.
— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) November 10, 2026
This person sounds like a prime candidate for a reeducation camp for being so cynical about the entire process.
I hope they're already hunting him down.
They always leave these rules open to interpretation. It won't be applied equally. Some people will always be offended when they don't agree with your position. You will always cause someone alarm and distress.
— Jerry Pere (@jerrybpere) October 26, 2026
As for 'anti-social, what is it?' that term isn't loosely defined. It's kind of not defined at all, which leads yet another earnest, well-meaning, but bold soul to ask for some clarity.
I'm sure he's on the round-up list as well.
...Otherwise I fear Respect Orders could be policed “politically” - and, as with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), introduced in the UK under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, they will face widespread criticism for “legal and practical overreach”.
'''I was unable to locate a strict definition of “Anti-Social Behaviour” - could you provide a URL to the required data please?'' -This is a joke right? Where in ''1984''or indeed in human history since the battle of Kadesh, has a police state provided any such thing? Enjoy the ad hoc arrests and contrived verdicts for gulags.
— Jon de Linde (@Jondelinde) November 11, 2026
...Enjoy the ad hoc arrests and contrived verdicts for gulags.
And testing out their new powers to squelch unwelcome and sometimes uncouth voices in the community, the counties and city councils have wasted no time authorizing their constabularies to begin enforcement immediately.
Much like the first baby of the New Year, Gloucester County officials were proud to announce the first recipient of a 'Respect Order' violation.
Judging by his photograph, I would venture a guess there's a good chance this lanky, feisty fellow will probably be on his way to the second step in the process - 'Breaching a Respect Order' - in no time flat. He resembles a Cops episode regular, and it's true that some of those types are just 'relentless.'
A STROUD MAN
Stroud man handed county's first Respect Order following abusive behaviour and threats of violence
A Stroud man has been issued with the county's first Respect Order – a new tool for tackling adult anti‑social behaviour.
Christopher Rogers, aged 46 and of Paganhill, was handed an interim Respect Order at Gloucester and Cheltenham County Court on Thursday 29 October.
This followed reports of threats of violence, concerns for public safety and abusive behaviour.
The Solace team successfully obtained the Respect Order for Rogers after the new national legislation came into force under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 on Monday 26 October.
Replacing Anti-Social Behaviour Injunctions (ASBIs), the new Respect Orders enable police and councils to take stronger enforcement action against relentless adult offenders of antisocial behaviour.
Breaching a Respect Order is a criminal offence and will now be dealt with through the Magistrates' Court rather than the Civil Court.
Reform UK MPs are expressing concern, not that there's anything anyone can do about this at the moment, but murmur anxiously.
...Some people become distressed simply because someone disagrees with their views.
So where exactly is the line drawn?
I really don't like the direction we're heading in. Not one bit.
We actually live in a police state Ben. They "draw the line". This is just another ratcheting up the states control. They do it by piecemeal; in increments, and dress it up in a Motte and Bailey. The Motte is tackling "anti-social behaviour". This gives it credibility. The Bailey is the state policing of "perceived offensive wrong speak".
— Michael Pacitti - Reform UK and anti Woke! (@Soulfare1427) November 10, 2026
...The Bailey is the state policing of "perceived offensive wrong speak".
The reality is a rude shock when you see it written baldly in the open.
Where before it was intimidation and occasional prosecutions, now the British government is policing 'wrong speak' and determining what meets the state-sanctioned threshold for offenses on a case-by-case basis.
This is the Democratic Party's ultimate fever dream come to life.
To have total legal control over what the populace is allowed to say and write.
It had been creeping in for a while, with the cries of 'Two Tier Keir' over the extraordinary imbalance in the sentences and charges applied for crimes of wildly varying seriousness depending on the race of the accused.
@ukhomeoffice Welcome to two-tier Britain! https://t.co/XMp5hL4XSR
— Non-Suicidally Empathetic (@EmpathyExtremes) November 11, 2026
And now, with Respect Orders, everyone who complained and fought against the injustice of tiered justice can quite literally be considered a social malcontent determined to stir up trouble if authorities prefer, or find it expedient, to cast them in that role.
Check out this short tutorial on how it works.
🚨 RESPECT ORDERS - You don’t need to break the law to be criminalised in Britain. You just need to annoy the wrong person.
— Bernie (@Artemisfornow) June 2, 2025
The government is pushing through something called a Respect Order, part of the new Crime and Policing Bill now moving through Parliament.
Respect Orders… pic.twitter.com/c8tF4hMTCb
Isn't it nifty?
Very handy for the authoritarian crowd who tried something very similar during the Biden years,
A strange liberty: Respect Orders. Coming soon to multi-kulti America.
— Jeff Deist (@jeffdeist) November 11, 2026
And are guaranteed to do so again.
Respect Orders are now live across England and Wales https://t.co/TzJUsQ2L2B
— Aja ♀️🇬🇧 (@AjaTheEmpress) October 26, 2026
Sometimes AI comes in really handy.
