THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Retired Cop Fined for Joking About Islamic Prophet’s Marriage to a Child.
A retired County Durham, England, police officer is appealing a conviction and $1,350 fine after being prosecuted over a Facebook post that a judge ruled was “grossly offensive.”
A British retiree has been fined for joking about the Islamic prophet’s marriage to a child on social media, spotlighting the United Kingdom’s censorious laws against “grossly offensive” communications. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A retired County Durham, England , police officer is appealing a conviction and £1,000 (~$1,350) fine after being prosecuted for a social media post that a judge ruled was “grossly offensive.” Stephen Gray, 65, was initially investigated after a neighbor reported two Facebook posts. DETAIL: Gray was acquitted over the first post, which combined a call for “mass deportation” with a satirical claim about a migrant seeking accommodation with better amenities and a halal menu. The second post,…Open