Published 3 years ago

Merseyside Police apologise over 'incorrect' offensive claim

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Merseyside Police came under fire for a billboard claiming "being offensive is an offence" in Wirral.

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Merseyside Police apologise over 'incorrect' offensive claim

Merseyside Police came under fire for a billboard claiming "being offensive is an offence" in Wirral.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Merseyside Police apologises for telling residents ‘being offensive is an offence’

Superintendent ‘clarifies’ error

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Police forced to issue apology after claiming 'being offensive' is a crime

Merseyside Police pictured posing beneath a public billboard that claimed 'being offensive is an offence'

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Liverpool Echo

Police backtrack after poster claims 'being offensive' is a crime

An attempt to raise awareness around hate crime contained an incorrect message and police have clarified

3 years ago·Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Merseyside Police forced to clarify being offensive isn’t an offence

Merseyside Police was forced to clarify that “being offensive is not an offence” after a local policing team shared an “incorrect” statement stating the opposite on the side of a van in Wirral.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

UK police apologize for campaign warning Brits that ‘being offensive’ is a crime

Liverpool’s Merseyside Police in the UK have apologised after stirring up controversy with a campaign that ominously warned Brits they could be charged with “being offensive.”Superintendent Martin Earl apologised in a statement on Monday for “any confusion” the campaign caused, declaring: “We would like to clarify that ‘being offensive’ is not in itself an offense.”Earl explained that the campaign was organized by local police in the Wirral area…

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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