MadPict
20-May-08, 19:20
The Government is to bring in new laws making it a criminal offence to discriminate against people in military uniform and impose extra penalties on those convicted of assault or harassment of service personnel.
The new legislation will be among 40 recommendations in a report adopted by the Government, including an Armed Forces Day bank holiday and a drive to enrol state school pupils into cadet forces.
Source (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/discrimination-against-military-to-become-crime-831015.html)
Having read about service personnel being abused in Peterborough and the army officer refused entry to Harrods this comes as good news.
The days of service personnel having to go around in mufti for fear of being shot or blown up by the IRA are over. They should not now have to go around for fear of offending someone because of where they happen to have to serve...
The new legislation will be among 40 recommendations in a report adopted by the Government, including an Armed Forces Day bank holiday and a drive to enrol state school pupils into cadet forces.
Source (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/discrimination-against-military-to-become-crime-831015.html)
Having read about service personnel being abused in Peterborough and the army officer refused entry to Harrods this comes as good news.
The days of service personnel having to go around in mufti for fear of being shot or blown up by the IRA are over. They should not now have to go around for fear of offending someone because of where they happen to have to serve...