Glasgow cops vs pink yiddish bag

[hitmouse]

The not-yet-open queer yiddish cafe Pink Peacock seems to be getting regular attention in the Scottish S*n at the moment, and have recently been getting a bit of hassle off the cops as well:

Vashti - Pink Peacock faces criminal charges over “F*** the police” tote bag

Britain's police power trip continues apace as the co-owner of the Glasgow café is charged with a breach of the peace.

vashtimedia.com

Not gonna link to the Sun but here's some screenshots from the archived version:

 

[two sheds]

I thought police weren't classed as people when it came to being offended for breach of the peace. This was from long time ago though, so may be wrong.

 

[krtek a houby]

Fuck the police, like, totes

 

[keybored]

I thought police weren't classed as people when it came to being offended for breach of the peace. This was from long time ago though, so may be wrong.

Nah, the police are the original "snowflakes".

BBC News | UK | Police seize 'offensive' pig posters

 

[two sheds]

City police confirmed that the posters were seized under the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which deals with offensive and obscene material.

Under the act there is an offence of "intentionally causing harrassment, alarm or distress through threatening, abusive or insulting words, behaviour or displays".

Such an offence carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and/or a £5,000 fine.

Sort of backs up what the offending poster showed. Cue drug users suing the police for any offensive posters they've put up.

 

[hitmouse]

I thought police weren't classed as people when it came to being offended for breach of the peace. This was from long time ago though, so may be wrong.

I think they can just get around that by claiming that someone else was offended by it?

 

[two sheds]

Possibly - I'll swear I remember a case where someone was walking round naked and the police weren't classed as a member of the public (i.e. human being) so them being offended didn't count. That was well before 1990s though.

 

[Riklet]

What a daft café

 

[Pickman's model]

Nah, the police are the original "snowflakes".

BBC News | UK | Police seize 'offensive' pig posters

And they don't like people snorting at them in the street

 

[Pickman's model]

I think they can just get around that by claiming that someone else was offended by it?

Perhaps a real person

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Looks almost too good to be true, but I hope this is real!

 

[keybored]

Looks almost too good to be true, but I hope this is real!

An agressive, rude little shit with rage issues. He'll be promoted in no time.

 

[tim]

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