police investigate offensive doll publican over facebook ‘lynching’ posts
The police have seized several dolls from the White Hart Inn in Grays, Essex, after receiving a complaint from a customer who felt racially distressed. The landlord, Christopher Ryley, who has posted far-right views and jokes about lynching on his Facebook page, denies that he is racist and claims that he has a right to display the dolls. He is due to be questioned by the police next month. The police are investigating whether he intended to cause offence or incite racial hatred by displaying the dolls, which could amount to a racially aggravated behaviour under the Crime and Disorder … Continue reading police investigate offensive doll publican over facebook ‘lynching’ posts