Posted on 03/15/2023 6:00:48 PM PDT by marshmallow
A judge has overturned the conviction of a Christian street preacher who was arrested and reported to Prevent for ‘misgendering’ a member of the public.
Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Dave McConnell, 42, from Wakefield, was appealing a conviction today at Leeds Crown Court after he was arrested under section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986 for ‘insulting’ a member of the public in Leeds City Centre on 8 June 2021.
Convicted for ‘misgendering’
The arrest was made after he ‘misgendered’ a biological male who self-identified as a ‘trans woman’ during a one-on-one conversation with a police officer who was covered in pagan tattoos and an upside-down cross.
Prior to the arrest, Dave had been assaulted, abused and had his belongings stolen while he was preaching. He was subsequently convicted at the Magistrates Court, made to pay costs of £620 and forced to do 80 hours of community service despite there being no legal obligation to use a trans person’s preferred pronouns in the UK.
Following his conviction, and prior to the sentencing hearing, the Probation Service reported Dave to the Joint Counter-Terrorism Team. The report was made despite the probation officer concluding that it was clear that Dave’s Christian faith had positively impacted his life.
It is believed Dave is the first street preacher to be convicted for such an offence and reported as a potential ‘terrorist.’
Before Recorder Anthony Hawks and two magistrates, Dave’s lawyer, Michael Phillips, today sought to overturn the conviction by arguing that the police response was unlawful, disproportionate and interfered with his Article 9 and 10 rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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Good. Can he counter sue? I highly doubt it, but these perverts need to be sued out of existence.
The only “misgendering” is done by men who call themselves women and women who call themselves men.
You know, those Brits are really dumba**es. They expect people to go along with whatever the mentally ill says. Good to see someone with some sense letting the street preacher win his case. So glad my ancestors had the good sense to get out of the UK. (although it’s just as bad here) Have to stop letting the mentals dictate the rules.
Fool Brits have a law against insulting a member of the public ?!!
‘k, I’ll bite: Hey English fags bring it.
we’re not castrated like you.
People who demand thier pronouns should have them clearly tattooed on their faces.
So sane people can avoid them.
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