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Created 10/12/2012 - 7 months ago


A man from Greater Manchester who wore a T-shirt daubed with offensive comments about the killing of two police officers has been jailed.


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www.bbc.co.uk
BBC News - Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs' deaths


#r4today #freespeech #policestate

Tweeted by @BBCr4today 7 months ago

Here's more on the Manchester T-shirt case http://t.co/X05pp0JC #r4today



Tweeted by @lawrencecg 7 months ago

RT @Katiedidthis: Abhorrent yes, but not sure about custodial sentence "@BBCr4today: Here's more on the Manchester T-shirt case http://t.co/yOy9Ib2I #r4today"



Tweeted by @ejbloodworth 7 months ago

RT @NoOffenceCIC: Man jailed over PC deaths T-shirt http://t.co/7p0iaaW6



Tweeted by @WhatNatalieDid 7 months ago

RT @fleetstreetfox: Hang on. Stupid, yes, criminal, possibly. But FOUR MONTHS for wearing a t-shirt with anti-police slogans? http://t.co/llxVRam3



Tweeted by @TaitMacleod 7 months ago

http://t.co/UAr89VJV What an idiot. In context that's a fair sentence IMO. You have to wonder what goes through someone's mind. Not a lot.



Tweeted by @hughsmarshall 7 months ago

RT @NiallMccluskey: Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs deaths http://t.co/S5EdmM9c



Tweeted by @craigwiffen 7 months ago

RT @DavidCropp: This idiot should get life. BBC News - Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs' deaths http://t.co/DSiREPox



Tweeted by @tfjo 7 months ago

"Man jailed over PC deaths T-shirt" What happened to freedom of speech? http://t.co/9PPYJ58Q



Tweeted by @MrsWomannion 7 months ago

@tmsnge http://t.co/ZVYVsgMF - he was a fucking idiot but actually put in prison is disgusting. His son died in police custody



Tweeted by @daveytom66 7 months ago

Man jailed over PC deaths T-shirt.....(STUPID GIT). Look at me! http://t.co/0qiiTjV1



Tweeted by @John_J_Jones 7 months ago

Yet another instance of the relative lack of freedom of speech in the UK http://t.co/ijBPAQrt



Tweeted by @FUBAR80 7 months ago

@danielfrugt sorry it took so long, went out without phone! http://t.co/QyA9qXnU this was one case.



Tweeted by @alexmac2112 7 months ago

RT @jamiejkerr: Jailed in UK for wearing a t-shirt - and we have the hypocrisy to complain about the #pussyriot convictions http://t.co/leOEvLkv



Tweeted by @bransonatron 7 months ago

http://t.co/Rrey7inD RT @Nathan_Driver Jailed over a t-shirt. Sigh. http://t.co/Uupymhao …



Tweeted by @smarterskills 7 months ago

@cuntoftheday can u consider this cunt for Cunt of the Day please? http://t.co/e5Bf6Gxz



Tweeted by @Simonpage22 7 months ago

Jailed for 4 months for free speech.... http://t.co/Ojj3pRHy



Tweeted by @TheCompleatCnut 7 months ago

RT @DrPizza: Wow just wow. 4 months in jail for a tasteless T-shirt? What's it going to take to get free speech in the UK? http://t.co/wij4Yh5v



Tweeted by @Jenny_Kearney 7 months ago

RT @uknowyourrights: Obscene police t shirt man jailed http://t.co/y8zvDwJQ



Tweeted by @CronFlakes 7 months ago

WTF? http://t.co/83NHfsxu Disgusting, yes. Jail time for it?! getting silly now. Actually thought twice bout posting this. Guess they've won



Tweeted by @Rossatron1986 7 months ago

This bloke is obviously scum but how can u lock him up for this t-shirt? It's Britain not Russia!! http://t.co/4C9ugDj0



Tweeted by @RichardCook2 7 months ago

"A man..who wore a T-shirt with offensive comments...has been jailed." No-one else worried about this? http://t.co/ZZXDPqM6 #freespeech



Tweeted by @Claire_LD 7 months ago

RT @BBCNews: Man jailed for wearing T-shirt mocking killing of police officers http://t.co/sC3KNzDL



Tweeted by @botothy 7 months ago

this guy's a wrong idiot dickhead, but i'm not sure that he should be jailed http://t.co/4RPv4fqF



Tweeted by @saffi_ahmad 7 months ago

Barry Thew jailed today for an anti-police T-shirt. Did the media mention his son died in police custody 3yrs ago? No. http://t.co/m0iOpjtd



Tweeted by @martinwwhite72 7 months ago

RT @spiritofswanton: No doubt I would hate to be in the presence of this man,but 4 mths in prison for wearing offensive T-shirt is excessive http://t.co/awCJgRhC



Tweeted by @IdealCynic 7 months ago

And here we went mental for Pussy Riot being jailed. Welcome to Britain! Where we jail you for a tasteless t-shirt http://t.co/MOMUa7FW



Tweeted by @SimonBiggsUK 7 months ago

You can go to jail for wearing a T-shirt. http://t.co/JEzDtrEw A favorite 70's film was Themroc. They ate the 'pigs' http://t.co/ddpLgvJS



Tweeted by @Noble_Cause 7 months ago

RT @onthecouchagain: Prison for an offensive T Shirt? Do Thatcher ones count? BBC News - Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs' deaths http://t.co/vSoFPQxR



Tweeted by @BelarmineD18 7 months ago

RT @AndySlagg: As much as I think this is distasteful, I'm also concerned for freedom of speach. http://t.co/R7DhxNMf



Tweeted by @lb1606 7 months ago

This bloke gets jail but muslim cunt who set up Facebook page about soldiers doesnt?? Man jailed over PC deaths T-shirt http://t.co/1wHdLAIL



Tweeted by @espressolegs 7 months ago

This is beyond belief http://t.co/tds2FKam



Tweeted by @CorpGrowth 7 months ago

RT @trublatmill: Man jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs' deaths ~ too bloody right. Just hope he never has cause to call 999 ! http://t.co/7LJY6Din



Tweeted by @Ray_Frostman 7 months ago

RT @mrjamesob: OK. So now we live in a country where your clothes can get you jailed. Four months for a sick DIY T-shirt slogan: http://t.co/u95JuxB2



Tweeted by @CdDobbie72 7 months ago

RT @medialens: What's worse, insulting the dead, or insulting the principle of free speech on which much life depends? http://t.co/g1BKmVz6



Tweeted by @The_Utilitarian 7 months ago

Man jailed over PC deaths T-shirt - disgusting yes, people do a lot worse and don't get 4 months! http://t.co/PK9q5ar8



Tweeted by @elfasi 7 months ago

Wait, someone just got jailed for 4 months for wearing a fucking t-shirt? WTF? http://t.co/C3fMiV9a



Tweeted by @lozza4287 7 months ago

RT @stackers1979: BBC News - Barry Thew jailed for T-shirt mocking PCs' deaths http://t.co/frGiYGAF One more scummy twat in jail, perfect justice. Fucktard.



Tweeted by @RGOR2000 7 months ago

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Tweeted by @daveytoomuch 7 months ago

RT @auerfeld: Fully half of my twitter stream is people wondering how wearing a T shirt can get you jailed in the UK. For 8 months. http://t.co/UFnVK8z0



Tweeted by @TCC212 7 months ago

RT @BBCManchester: Man jailed over PC deaths T-shirt: A man who wore a T-shirt with offensive comments referring to the killing of ... http://t.co/w3W2TaJA



Tweeted by @stickittotheman 7 months ago

RT @MisanthropeGirl: The beeb have published a picture of the 'offensive' t-shirt I see. Can't say I'd wear it but 4 months is rather OTT. http://t.co/WpuNKqMV



Tweeted by @drrjhaines 7 months ago

RT @imrankhan: Man jailed for wearing offensive tshirt. I don't think there should be a right to not be offended. http://t.co/z4RB2k6l (via @guy_herbert)



Tweeted by @peterjosborne 7 months ago

OK, the man is a crass idiot. But are we really jailing people for 8 mths for a message on their t-shirt? http://t.co/S43Rf3p1 #policestate



Tweeted by @RaymondsMate 7 months ago

RT @CBBSec_Norfolk: Pride, Integrity, Guts. Something Barry Thew will never posses http://t.co/YOPaQMXV



Tweeted by @jasonpeace_91 7 months ago

RT @Adam_Holland973: http://t.co/8MXXwOfC This guy is absolute scum!!!!



Tweeted by @alexandmarion 7 months ago

“@meanstreakuk: Story a) http://t.co/WVZOlSWI and story b) http://t.co/zm4LCC3m - What a wonderful country.” mixed up muddled up shook up...