Man jailed for offensive t shirt relating to murder of two police officers.
BBC News - Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs deaths
I'm sure he was well recieved by all at the custody block.
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Man jailed for offensive t shirt relating to murder of two police officers.
BBC News - Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs deaths
I'm sure he was well recieved by all at the custody block.
Needs a nighttime visit from the Balaclava Squad.
You can go to jail there for an offensive T-shirt?
Public Order Act 1986, as amended by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, he: (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or (b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting thereby causing that or another person harassment, alarm or distress. (2) An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place, except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation is displayed, by a person inside a dwelling and the person who is harassed, alarmed or distressed is also inside that or another dwelling. (3) It is a defence for the accused to prove: (a) that he was inside a dwelling and had no reason to believe that the words or behaviour used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation displayed, would be heard or seen by a person outside that or any other dwelling, or (b) that his conduct was reasonable
Punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
Holy shit. Don't visit tshirthell.com then.
I don't know about jail but he certainly needs a thorough dental exam.
I am still glad that (for the fucking moment) I live in a country where my inherent natural right to say whatever the fuck I want is still protected.