Ex-champ arrested for calling waitresses 'pet'

[fistic flow]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/ex-world-boxing-champion-glenn-27028788

I don't know which is worse, the waitresses for playing the victim card or the police deeming this as warranting arrest. The infantilisation of society knows no bounds.

[Tatabanya]

Some heavy petting there.

[MulaKO]

Wow , that is unfortunate to what level the cops are willing to go

Im not in the UK but where I live it is becoming a military state although we have no states lol

[fistic flow]

Wow , that is unfortunate to what level the cops are willing to go

Im not in the UK but where I live it is becoming a military state although we have no states lol

Seems like a particular trend with the all-encompassing notion of 'hate speech'

[deathofaclown]

What the hell?

the guy is a Geordie isn’t he? Or at least that area, County Durham maybe. That’s how they talk.

I was in Newcastle two weeks ago and pretty much every lady over about 35 working in a shop or cafe called me “pet” while I was being served. It’s part of their every day vocabulary.

What a joke

[MulaKO]

Seems like a particular trend with the all-encompassing notion of 'hate speech'

Lmfao or am I not allowed to ?

[GhostofDempsey]

This is what happens when you don't have free speech laws in a nation. Granted, he shouldn't be insulting anyone, but no one should be arrested for hurting someone's feelings.

[elfag]

here is what he was arrested for under UK's ****** laws that do not support free speech:

"accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words to cause harassment, alarm or distress"

lol what a bunch of ****ty laws


It was illegal to "insult" them, its subjective what is insulting to someone and then the jury has to speculate on his intent and all this nonsense. what a **** show. they have nothing better to do with the police and courts time? does the UK not have more serious crimes to pursue?

[deathofaclown]

This is what happens when you don't have free speech laws in a nation. Granted, he shouldn't be insulting anyone, but no one should be arrested for hurting someone's feelings.

It’s not insulting

he’s from the north east of England, they call everyone “pet” there, it’s a friendly term, like they use it in shops when saying thankyou or something, “thanks pet” - it’s part of the vocabulary where he’s from. It’s said in a polite/endearing way. They all use it.

anyone visiting the place he’s from will be called it 10 times a day at least.

[fistic flow]

What the hell?

the guy is a Geordie isn’t he? Or at least that area, County Durham maybe. That’s how they talk.

I was in Newcastle two weeks ago and pretty much every lady over about 35 working in a shop or cafe called me “pet” while I was being served. It’s part of their every day vocabulary.

What a joke

Exactly. 'Pet', 'duck', 'doll' ... Offence taken, not given