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2 which is very similar to that in section 5, except that in this case the harassment, alarm or distress must have actually been caused to a person, and intentionally so. It is thus a more serious version of the section 5 offence, and the maximum penalty is six months imprisonment, a fine of £5,000 or both. 2. The introduction of section 5
Jan 15, 2013 · In a response, the previous government said in 2009 that removing the word insulting would leave courts to decide whether particular words or behaviour were “ (criminally) abusive or merely (non-criminally) insulting”. It proposed instead to deal with the issue through guidance. The “Reform Section 5” campaign, supported by groups as ...
- Pat Strickland, Diana Douse
- 2013
Introduction. Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986 establishes an offence of fear of provocation of violence by threatening words or behaviour. The offence is slightly different to the offence under s4A which is intentional harassment, alarm or distress- this is dealt with in a separate article here. The last set of statistics published on ...
Stalking or harassment offences can be found in sections 2, 2A, 4 and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (PHA 1997) and section 42A (1) Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. Section 32 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 creates racially or religiously aggravated versions of the PHA 1997 offences, which have higher maximum sentences than the ...
May 18, 2012 · For decades the law has sought to regulate the latter categories. In 1986, section five of the Public Order Act made it illegal to engage in "insulting words or behaviour" in England and Wales ...
In discrimination law (Equality Act 2010) there are 3 types of harassment: harassment related to certain 'protected characteristics'. sexual harassment. less favourable treatment as a result of harassment. Harassment and bullying are often confused. Bullying behaviour can be harassment if it meets the definitions on this page.
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Jun 13, 2019 · “1. Ad hominem: you’re an idiot. While this may be true, unless I’m using it to undermine an argument, it’s not an ad hominem fallacy, just an ad hominem. 2. Ad hominem fallacy: your argument is invalid BECAUSE you’re an idiot. This is a fallacy because I’m using name-calling to undermine the person and not the argument. 3.
