THE BRITISH INQUISITION
The West Mercia police seized 3 golliwogs from a display in a shop window, at Pettifer’s gift shop in Bromyard.
The shop owner, Donald Reynolds, was told that the police were acting on a complaint that the golliwogs were offensive.
The police stated that they were acting under Section 5 of the Public Order Act, which outlawed the display of offensive material that was likely to cause alarm, harassment or distress.
However, after a 2 week investigation and consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Mr Reynolds was told that he would not be prosecuted and that the golliwogs would be returned to him.
But the police further warned that they would be giving Mr Reynolds ‘suitable advice about the sensitivities of placing such items on display’.
Mr Reynolds said:
The shop owner, Donald Reynolds, was told that the police were acting on a complaint that the golliwogs were offensive.
The police stated that they were acting under Section 5 of the Public Order Act, which outlawed the display of offensive material that was likely to cause alarm, harassment or distress.
However, after a 2 week investigation and consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Mr Reynolds was told that he would not be prosecuted and that the golliwogs would be returned to him.
But the police further warned that they would be giving Mr Reynolds ‘suitable advice about the sensitivities of placing such items on display’.
Mr Reynolds said:
'I thought they would be good sellers and they were. Within ten minutes of putting them out I sold two of them.’
posted by erc @ 10:53 pm
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