A former Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of sending an offensive racist message following a BBC Newsnight investigation.The court heard that he shared an image in the WhatsApp group in September 2022 that the prosecution described as "grossly offensive".
Was it? Reader, you decide:
The image showed parrots of different colours and children of different ethnicities. It read: "Why do we cherish the variety of colour in every species except our own?"
And underneath, said: "Because I've never had a bike stolen out of my front yard by a parrot."
Chadwell then sent the message "oops, not too woke", the court heard.
It's not only funny, it's accurate!
On finding Chadwell guilty, deputy magistrate Tanweer Ikram told the court: "He thought it was funny, but it was grossly offensive, and he was aware of it at the time."
*shakes head sadly* How did we come to this?
So, how many complaints were made about this joke, to whom were the complaints made and who thought the complaints were serious enough to justify prosecution?
ReplyDeleteWe have an infestation of humourless offense takers in all branches of our civil society.
And as with a tree, the dead and diseased wood needs to be cut away.
It can only take one, usually.
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