A contemptible person. A rascal. A scamp.
What makes this fellow a bugger?
Being, in the law's winking eye, and mine, a contemptibly scampish rascal.
. Liked your answer. I consulted my 1968 Websters. Like so many words in usage, there it has three meanings. As you will know, the first is a Sodomite. The second is a contemptable person. The third is "a fellow, a chap, used humorously or affectionately.
Yes, the way words are used in England can be deceiving. For the benefit of others (not yourself) here is some other usage. "Oh the silly sod, bet on the wrong horse. Oh, the lucky sod bet on the right horse". Also used, "that bastard is a rotten stinking sod". Of course, the original usage of the word sod, is to describe a homosexual- ie: sodamy.
Oh, getting down to the topic, other persons may not realise in their support for this man- a problem. That is he thinks he IS the law, he thinks he makes laws.
Probably a tax dodger to boot, I pray the Americans get their claws on his carcass. LOL