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Protest Banner Law; Anyone know it?
Topic Started: Apr 10 2010, 07:40 AM (58 Views)
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Does anyone have a link to what can legally be displayed on a protest banner?

I have a feeling that if people want to protest about KFC selling halal then displays of animals in distress might be actually illegal if on open display. So want to clarify the law for people.

Anybody help?
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Public Order Act 1986

12.8 Section 5 - Conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Displays of Upsetting Pictures
The police sometimes threaten protestors with prosecution under Section 5 for displaying upsetting pictures eg of dead animals. It has been held in court that an upsetting picture can be “insulting” within the ordinary meaning of the word, in a case where pictures of aborted fetuses were displayed to persons attending an abortion clinic. However, in our opinion most animal rights placards could not similarly be held to be insulting in the ordinary meaning of the word. This is especially so as the prosecution must also show that you intended or were aware that your conduct might be insulting (see below).

Source :-

http://www.freebeagles.org/articles/Legal_Booklet_4/lb4-12.html

Not sure how current it is but might help ;)
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this is a very difficult area, certain police are more strict, the police definition is anything that is likely to cause public order, a very grey area, it is interesting how groups like swp and uaf can carry placards with swearing and incitement of violence and yet there is no action taking by the police, i should imagine the police will be more strict with the edl, so be careful because you can be prosecuted.
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jmk
Apr 10 2010, 08:47 AM
this is a very difficult area, certain police are more strict, the police definition is anything that is likely to cause public order, a very grey area, it is interesting how groups like swp and uaf can carry placards with swearing and incitement of violence and yet there is no action taking by the police, i should imagine the police will be more strict with the edl, so be careful because you can be prosecuted.
Almost everything that I have found say that it is very subjective and that no actual complaint needs to be made about a certain banner and it is often left to the arresting officer to determine if something is likely to cause alarm or distress.

Whether it will stand up in court or not is another matter. ^o)
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Cheers folks, that's spot on
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