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UK Man Reportedly Written Down for ‘Racial Hatred’ for Whistling Bob the Builder Tune at Neighbour
UK Man Reportedly Written Down for ‘Racial Hatred’ for Whistling Bob the Builder Tune at Neighbour
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Yet another 'hate incident' has been recorded in the UK, as the number of such cases, said to be controversial and bizare, continues to grow. Meanwhile... 18.07.2021, Sputnik International
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Bedfordshire Police Officers cited a man whistling the "Bob The Builder" theme tune at his neighbour, calling it a non-crime hate incident, the Daily Mail reports. The record will remain on file for six years and could be disclosed to prospective employers.Back in 2014, a Rotherham couple were asked to get off a bus and called racists for singing the Peppa Pig theme tune to their 15-month-old autistic daughter.The Hate Crime Operational Guidelines were adopted in 2014. 10,840 non-crime hate incidents were recorded in 2020, bringing the total in the past five years to 120,000. At the same time, Freedom of Information requests sent to 43 police forces in England and Wales failed to identify a single crime that had been solved as a result.Activists have repeatedly called for the so-called "Orwellian" system to be scrapped, saying that a police record could jeopardise a person’s career even if they were not charged with a crime.
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UK Man Reportedly Written Down for ‘Racial Hatred’ for Whistling Bob the Builder Tune at Neighbour
05:59 GMT 18.07.2021 (Updated: 15:15 GMT 28.05.2023) Yet another 'hate incident' has been recorded in the UK, as the number of such cases, said to be controversial and bizare, continues to grow. Meanwhile, activists call for the so-called ‘Orwellian’ police guidelines for hate to be scrapped.
Bedfordshire Police Officers cited a man whistling the "Bob The Builder" theme tune at his neighbour, calling it a non-crime hate incident, the Daily Mail reports. The record will remain on file for six years and could be disclosed to prospective employers.
14 January 2019, 13:09 GMT
Back in 2014, a Rotherham couple were asked to get off a bus and called racists for singing the Peppa Pig theme tune to their 15-month-old autistic daughter.
The Hate Crime Operational Guidelines were adopted in 2014. 10,840 non-crime hate incidents were recorded in 2020, bringing the total in the past five years to 120,000. At the same time, Freedom of Information requests sent to 43 police forces in England and Wales failed to identify a single crime that had been solved as a result.
Activists have repeatedly called for the so-called "Orwellian" system to be scrapped, saying that a police record could jeopardise a person’s career even if they were not charged with a crime.
