Man gets ‘racial hatred’ police record – for whistling the Bob The Builder theme tune

Sunday 18 July 2021 Fair Cop Press, Press

Officers in Bedfordshire recorded the incident as a non-crime hate incident
Few other details about the ‘crime’ are known but it will remain on file for years
Campaigners call for the ‘Orwellian’ police guidelines for hate to be scrapped

‘The police have completely lost the plot,’ said Harry Miller, a former police officer from pressure group Fair Cop.

‘How the hell can whistling Bob The Builder at someone land you with a criminal record?’

Read article: Man gets ‘racial hatred’ police record – for whistling the Bob The Builder theme tune | Daily Mail Online

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