Crime Levels
A man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress by Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been ordered to pay a fine of £240 and surcharge of £96. With welcome clarity, the judge said that the current prosecution was not ‘an… Read more »
The trial of a man who burned a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in protest of the President of Turkey has just concluded. The man stood trial for racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress at Westminster Magistrates Court. The outcome is pending. Humanists UK has expressed concern that this might amount to… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens Anti-Semitic incidents reported in the UK more than doubled in the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2008, according to a new report out today. The report by the Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors anti-Semitism, details a rise in anti-semitism countrywide. Most incidents involved verbal… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt The government has been “coasting” on anti-social behaviour orders, the home secretary has admitted to politics.co.uk. Anti-social behaviour took centre stage during most of Tony Blair’s criminal justice initiatives, after the former prime minister decided the unruly nature of many of Britain’s town centres on Friday and Saturday nights… Read more »
