Let me get this straight: any ethnic grouping + insult = offence? What a bunch of British pussies we are (don't worry, I'll put myself in jail).
Nigel. On 24 February 2010 13:32, Chris Briggs <[email protected]> wrote: > Easy one this. On a technicality it can be deemed to be racist. > > 1st February 2007, the House of Lords gave a decision on the case of R v > Rogers > > The definition of racial group in Section 28(4) of the 1998 Act clearly > goes beyond groups defined by their colour, race or ethnic origin. It > encompasses both nationality (including citizenship) and national origins. > > A case was recently in court (not the one where I sit) where the defendant > recently pleaded guilty to a Racially Aggravated Section 5 Public Order Act > offence. The facts were that he had called a police officer a 'fucking > Scottish cnut'. > > He might well have been a cnut, and then it would be fair (if not lawful) > to point it out. But it seems you can't go about calling people Scottish > (even if that is also true) as it is deemed discriminatory. > > I think that MacPherson (but I could be wrong) defined a racist incident as > one where anyone perceives it to be racist, hence huge amounts of police and > judicial time being wasted on 'racist' incidents. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Tim Leslie" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:03 PM > > To: "'Leeds List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] Racist? Discuss! > > > Just when you thought it had all gone away! >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8533791.stm >> >> I bet Andy Murray gets one! ;-) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators >> accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. >> Leedslist mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> www.leedslist.net >> >> > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > www.leedslist.net > -- blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ www.concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist www.leedslist.net
