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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 ...
- Has to End
A law banning "insulting" words or behaviour should be...
- Has to End
Insult (legal) Insult is the infringement of another human's honor by whatsoever means of expression, [1][2] in particular an offensive statement or gesture communicated, and is a crime in some countries. [3][4][5] In a few countries seen as the same, in most the distinction between insult and defamation is that, from a focusing point of view ...
Jan 15, 2013 · Section 5 makes it an offence to use “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour” or to display “any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting” within the hearing or sight of a person “likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby”.
- Pat Strickland, Diana Douse
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A legal textbook, The Law of Public Order and Protest, gives the following assessment of section 5: The offence under s 5 was the most controversial of the statutory offences in the Public Order Act 1986 both before and during the passage of the Bill. Whereas the repealed s 5 o the Public Order Act 1936 (replaced by Public Order Act 1986, s 4) was
Public order offences. 1. These offences contrary to the Public Order Act 1986 relate to threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or display of visible representations, which: Are likely to cause fear of, or to provoke, immediate violence: section 4; Intentionally cause harassment, alarm or distress: section 4A; or.
Jan 15, 2013 · Public insults to be legalised but grossly offensive messages still criminal. Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, which outlaws the use of “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour” will be amended to remove the word ‘insulting’. The amendment is the result of a successful, high-profile campaign which asked “Do we ...
Nov 21, 2011 · He has no interest in banning swearing in the privacy of one's home or in like-minded company. But he argues that the violence of some phrases and the upset they can cause mean it is right in ...
