Please Don’T Mock This Man’S Hair, Or The Police Will Be On To You

[Gromit]

Police in south Wales have warned people who have mocked the hairstyle of a wanted drug dealer that they could find themselves facing prosecution.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/4D6A/production/_108281891_wanted.jpg

[spathiphyllum]

The police would be frowned upon if they did not show disaporval t oonline hate and bullying.

And social media helps the police get photos to go viral

They can't do that, if every time they do people are rude, maybe even racist.

It's good they've said something. Online mockery should not be encouraged by anyone especially the police.

[pixie374]

Why is mocking ever illegal? And what makes it malicious? A genuine question... I understand with colour, sex, sexuality.... but free choices?

[ummmm]

AOG - chosen colour not birth colour. It also wasn't all ginger and was highly styled..

Lets ban the advert anyway!

[CrapAtCryptics]

How come all the people who mock Boris`s hair havent been arrested.

[pixie374]

Because, CaC, for libel, you have to prove it is wrong x

[spathiphyllum]

People are only sharing the photo to mock the hair... That is the issue. They're not sharing the photo for the right reasons.

[Togo]

//Please Don’T Mock This Man’S Hair, Or The Police Will Be On To You//

It'll soon blow over.

[Jackdaw33]

Offences of Strict Liability also require no mens rea. Simplest example - parking offences.

[wolf63]

The photograph of this gentleman was circulated on Facebook last week - by a Police related page.

This photo was also shown on another post but I can't remember how the conversation went.

https://postimg.cc/ftYn8G69

[jno]

agree, pixie, I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to mock hair maliciously. I'm not at all sure that you can bear malice towards hair, let alone express it. Peter may know of a court case dealing with the subject.

[Lie-in King]

So funny! A man's hair looks a bit odd! A convicted drug dealer's running around & his hairstyle's what catches the attention of so many bored people around the world - disgraceful & anyway, not one *truly* funny comment. Not one.

[vetuste_ennemi]

From the article on page 1:

"Police later said offensive comments could leave people facing action."

What is the law which makes such comments actionable, does anybody know? Some posters have started talking about "malicious remarks". Is that part of the same law?

If malice is illegal it must follow that dozens of posters on this site are breaking the law every day.

[Theland]

"Hey mate! 'oo did yer 'air? Ken Dodd?"
(Idiot!)

[Mamyalynne]

Wolf I should imagine any comments re the Chief Constable's hair will be attached to a Whaley Bridge thread.

It's all rather sad but then the internet is teeming with shining wit.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-chief-who-helped-save-16725837

[wolf63]

mamy - the post that I saw on FB was odd in that nobody doubted her excellence as a Police officer but they felt that the hair was a bit OTT.

[Theland]

Good job he doesn't work on Merseyside. Thick skin or breakdown. Snowflakes don't survive.

[Mamyalynne]

Can't see it matters Wolf if she's good at her job but hey ho.

[gness]

I love Ludwig’s answer at 13.00! When I read a post I imagine the look on the poster’s face as they are typing...... the image of Ludwig’s face has really tickled me.... :-)

[LadyCG]

Ludwig's post tickled me too :-)

[pixie374]

That's what I am asking, ve... which law? I don't give a monkeys about his hair, myself. But is there a reason people shouldn't comment if they like? Legally, I mean...