A police officer is as entitled as anybody else not to be racially abused. An arrested person made racist remarks against a police officer, and was convicted of the offence of threatening behaviour, racially aggravated. Even though the appellant might not be racist, her offence passed the custody threshold. Even so a short sentence of three months was substituted.
Citations:
Times 28-Dec-2000
Statutes:
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 31(1)(b) 31(4)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Police, Discrimination, Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.86986
