Warning: Sharing This Meme Could Get You Arrested In The UK

 

From the Daily Mail: "Former Police Officer Convicted of Sharing ‘Grossly Offensive’ Meme About Islam in Britain." Per the article:

    Retired police officer Stephen Gray, 65, has been found guilty by the Newton Aycliffe magistrates’ court of breaching Section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 over a post he reshared on Facebook, which was deemed to be “grossly offensive”.

    According to The Telegraph, Gray was reported to the Durham Constabulary for two Facebook memes by a non-Muslim neighbour of his, whom Gray had previously been in a separate dispute with.

Gray avoided conviction for the first meme because "as it concerned a political issue that had been debated in Parliament." But he was not so lucky with the second:

    The second meme depicted a picture of a man wearing a turban next to some bacon with the caption: “Fun facts about Bacon! People who eat bacon have a lower chance of marrying a 9-year-old!”

    As the post was not considered to be a political message, but rather critical of a religion, it was found to be “grossly offensive” by the court. For this, Gray was found guilty of violating the Communications Act and was ordered to pay £1,000 in fines and court costs. 

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