The offending image

The Malicious Communications Act 1988 is designed to “make provision for the punishment of persons who send or deliver letters or other articles for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety”.

Under this legislation, a 19-year-old man from Canterbury, England was arrested by Kent Police for uploading an image to Facebook of him burning a paper poppy on remembrance Sunday with the caption “How about that you squadey cunts?”. 

This demonstrates that this individual is a prize plonker who can’t spell (he should have written ‘squaddy or ‘squaddie”) but that’s not the issue here. Continue reading →