Thread:Comments:'Have them all shot': BBC gets 21,000+ complaints over Jeremy Clarkson's public sector striker comments/Quote taken out of context

The quote in question, thrown around with no regard for what it actually meant, was part of a larger conversation, as typically happens when someone speaks. The offending remark in question was used as an example by Clarkson to oppose his own actual view, in light of the BBC's unbiased reporting requirement. His own opinion was on one side, and this alternative opinion was presented to balance the views. Subject to Clarkson's exaggerative humour, the comment was quickly adapted as a offense to the very nature of humanity, grinding society to a halt with its explosive needle point of insensitivity.

Basically it's used out of context. Clarkson's lack of humour was interpreted as hate speech by those that had not even seen the programme.