Merseyside pull being offensive is an offence van after backlash

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Merseyside pull 'being offensive is an offence' van after backlash

Merseyside Police clarify that being offensive is not an offence after pulling an add-van that stated otherwise.

Date - 22nd February 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Merseyside Police have apologised for a mobile billboard that read “Being offensive is an offence”. The ad-van was parked in front of a supermarket in the Wirral and, along with a social media campaign, was designed to encourage people...

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