Woman to stand trial accused of displaying threatening bumper sticker
Georgia Venables allegedly had a sticker on her car that read: “Don’t be a cunt.”
(, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 12:51, Reply)
This personally offended someone
Maybe that person should stop being a cunt
(, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 13:33, Reply)
Bumper stickers are fucking cringe though.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 13:37,
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It totally is!
Someone should do something about it all!
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 14:34,
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What is your opinion on people who verb nouns?
The worst bit is, you know exactly what verbing a noun means.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 15:30,
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Pleading not guilty, d'oh!
What are the odds that she ends up representing herself?
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brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 18:49,
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there has to be intent, and there has to be a victim. The article is wrong, "likely to cause distress" is not part of the public order offence
So it would be the arresting officer themselves who is going to need to prove they felt distressed or harrassed or threatened by the sticker
It's an interesting one, I know in terms of foul language, from case law police have a higher threshold to prove they feel threatened or distressed than ordinary members of the public because the would be expected to regularly hear it as part of their job. They'd have a better chance of a conviction if someone from the public had complained about the sticker rather than bringing it themselves
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 22:38,
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Nah, I reckon she'll get fucked over
And not in a good way.
The authorities just make up crimes now. "conducting oneself in a disorderly manner" or some Narnia shite.
(, Fri 31 Jan 2025, 16:57, Reply)