This:
I, and many others, found this sign very offensive. Which means that it was “being offensive” and it broke its own rule. Some of those many others complained and Merseyside Police retreated:
Merseyside Police said it “apologises for any confusion this may have caused,” adding “hate crime is an offence and will not be tolerated”.
Any confusion? These people are there to uphold the law. The law as it actually is. How about apologising for making a very public, very clear and very false statement about the content of that law?
At least they got a very public kicking on social media.
I hadn’t seen this. I’m kind of staggered that the display of that sign made its way through all the stages of approval that one might imagine such endeavours must go through. It says something about the attitudes of people in that police force.
Rob: Indeed.
See also this: “Liverpool, it’s well known, is a city that has a vanishingly small crime rate. …”