Quote Originally Posted by great_fire View Post
If you pay attention it's the "right to a family life" that usually stops illegal immigrants and foreign criminals from being deported.

Once a guy only had a cat and a judge said that counted!
The right to a private life in Article 8 mirrors the US Fourth Amendment.

Your cat comment epitomises the main problem with the ECHR, which is the misinformation surrounding it.

The cat story isn't true. It comes from a speech by Teresa May, who wanted to repeal the Human Rights Act. She hasn't tried since becoming PM, because she knows that there isn't a majority for it in Parliament (even though Blair is long gone...).

Article 8 has nothing to do with the right to freedom of expression that you were so concerned about.