Anthony Taaffe, 47, of Bolton, was fined £150 deemed paid by his time in custody, but protested to a weekend special court at Llandudno:"Calling someone a sheep shagger is a term for people living in the countryside."
The court heard Taaffe appeared drunk and had been shouting and swearing at a holiday park at Gronant when children were present. Prosecutor Gareth Parry said security staff and an off-duty policeman intervened but the defendant called them a “bunch of sheep shaggers.”
He also pleaded guilty to a second similar offence when he called an officer at a police custody unit a “Welsh sheep shagger” and said he’d rather be”P—i.” Phillip Lloyd Jones, defending, said Taaffe, who gets state benefit, had been restrained on the ground and sat upon by the security staff and off-duty officer. He accepted he was insulting and apologised.
2 comments:
When are we going to grow up in this country? Prosecuting people for "offensive" language? Absolutely ridiculous. And it's only certain kinds of "offensive" language, usually to do with race, ethnicity or religion, it's not used across the board in a fair and impartial manner. No one has the right not to be offended but too many make it their life's work to take offence at every little thing.
And btw, "sheep shagger" is not a "term for people living in the countryside", it's a term for an Aberdeen fan. ;o)
His second comment was out of order but I agree with your point that being prosecuted for "offensive" language can be a bit OTT.
And yes, you are spot on, it's Aberdeen fans who are "sheep shaggers", the people living in the countryside are more likely to be "tractor drivers", like Kilmarnock fans ;-)
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