'Being offensive is a crime': UK police quickly apologize for bizarre LGBT ad campaign

Liverpool's Merseyside Police in the UK have apologised after stirring up controversy with a campaign that ominously warned Brits they could be charged with "being offensive."

Superintendent Martin Earl apologised in a statement on Monday for "any confusion" the campaign caused, declaring: "We would like to clarify that 'being offensive' is not in itself an offense."

Earl explained that the campaign was organized by local police in the Wirral area of Merseyside "to encourage people to report hate crime," but added that the message was "incorrect," despite calling it "well intentioned."

Merseyside Police in Wirral became the target of international condemnation and concern after it posted pictures last week of its police officers standing by a rainbow flag billboard that read, "Being offensive is an offense: Merseyside Police stand with and support the LGBTQI+ community, we will not tolerate hate crime on any level."

The billboard also defined "hate crime" as a crime against "sex workers, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, race, ethnicity or nationality, religion, faith or belief," prompting some Brits to question whether ridiculing prostitutes was now a criminal offense.

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graeme15b · 2021-02-22T19:49:13Z

Superintendent Martin Earl apologised in a statement on Monday for "any confusion" the campaign caused, declaring: "We would like to clarify that 'being offensive' is not in itself an offense."

Not yet anyway.

Tiu · 2021-02-22T21:05:36Z

graeme15b I got busted and convicted for being offensive (using obscenities at police) in New Zealand back in about 1986-7(ish). The lawyer I talked to about the case told me you can be busted for just about anything.

Spur · 2021-02-22T22:54:36Z

Tiu In NSW in Australia it was called the 'Trifecta' - resist police, assault police and offensive language. Thankfully, there are enough phones available that someone can take a video of an arrest to provide a defense. In the old days, all the police needed was one other officer to give corroborating evidence (which was always available, even if the officer hadn't been there).

Rowan Cocoan · 2021-02-23T01:12:59Z

Tiu Listen to Spur.

Why is it that the folks who I perceive to have been/be lawyers are the ones who appear the most ~~cynical~~ skeptical* about police testimony? Hmm.

*Still not exactly what I was looking for, but y'all know what I mean.

R.C.

Tiu · 2021-02-23T01:23:05Z

Spur I resisted the urge to resist or assault the pigs... despite being inebriated on tequila at the time, I knew they had nothing on me (I was pulled from the pub for no reason and got shirty with them), and despite being driven over every curb for several hours in the paddy wagon and kidney punched for an hour or so in the cells. I did get very angry, and gave them lots of verbal - and urinated through the peep hole in the cell at them (there wasn't a toilet in the cell).

Ah, the good old days.

Spur · 2021-02-23T03:10:10Z

Tiu Count yourself lucky, there's plenty of blokes that have had it worse than you. Here's one from Australia that is a cracker. This year is his 25th year in jail for a crime he didn't commit - and then there is the 35 people that the government killed. [Link]
Max Igun is suppose to do a video soon on the Christchurch Massacre in NZ. Again, another government psy-op, this time with 51 dead. If Igun does it, I'll post a link in this thread.

Spur · 2021-02-23T03:18:29Z

Rowan Cocoan I actually had a judge one time say to me, "Oh Mr. Shulze, WHY would the police lie?" - Really, a freaking judge actually said that to me.

Gawd Damn judge, I don't know what goes through the copper's mind, but the freaking evidence indicates he's lying. I'm so glad to see those years in the rear view mirror.

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