Repugnant people

Like the woman behind his shocking rant (holding a child, no less):


The woman has apparently been arrested. Sunny Hundal condemns her remarks, but warns that arrest for this kind of behavior is a bad sign for free speech:

I have no problems with laws against outright discrimination. But when crafted against inciting hatred or "breaching the peace" – they almost always work against minorities and other vulnerable people rather than for them.

And let's be honest, the woman was just sitting there with a child on her lap. She offended people but posed no threat and didn't harm anyone (the person behind her had to be calmed down or it could have turned a lot uglier). It isn't the same as a group of drunken blokes swearing in a train carriage and to criminalise simply being offensive or swearing in public would have half of Britain in jail. 

It does seem rather strange that someone can be arrested for simply being offensive to others. Although I understand that's not the charge itself, is there anything else with which you could convincingly disguise such an arrest. Like Hundal, I would hate to come to this woman's defense to any degree, but I think a little respect for basic rights is in order – that is, before we can expect to see fewer repellant individuals like her.