The court was told McCole had been on her way to meet the director of housing to formally complain about the way Mr Bush had been "bullying" her granddaughter. She said Mr Bush was unhappy that her granddaughter used the disabled space despite not being eligible for it, although she had an agreement with the space's owner to use it when he was away from home. Fiscal depute Chris Macintosh said: "This appears to have occurred because of a dispute over a disabled parking space.
It came to a head at 9.45am on April 9. A discussion took place about the parking of a car and the right to do so. “The accused was there and took part in the discussion. She began to shout and swear that she would 'get this f*****g sorted out' and would get other members of her family to deal with it. She shouted and screamed in an aggressive manner. During the course of this she called one of the witnesses an English twat.”
He added that the police were contacted. McCole, of Fairfield Avenue, Perth, admitted acting in a racially aggravated manner by shouting and swearing at Mr Bush in Toll Gardens, Perth, on April 9. Sentencing McCole, who wept in the dock, Sheriff McMenamin said: "It seems to me you could have acted in a better fashion and your remark was not one that can be accepted or tolerated by the court. I will admonish you.”
2 comments:
Why wasn't the "English twat" also arrested, charged and hauled before a court for "acting in a racially aggravated manner"? Are "English twats" somehow exempt from the law?
It does state there were witnesses to the argument,so maybe they confirmed she called him an "English twat" but said they didn't hear him call her a "Scottish git"? Mind you, as the witnesses were probably his fellow housing employees, they're hardly impartial!
It's pretty sad that it ended up in court anyway, why on earth is the director of a housing association taking petty name calling to court? What a waste of time and money. The whole thing sounds pathetic.
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