Was it necessary to turn an insult involving coconuts into a criminal prosecution? – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2010 in local government, news, public order, racism by sally

“In a heated council debate, Shirley Brown called her colleague a ‘coconut’ and has since been convicted under the Public Order Act. Elizabeth Grice reports.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk