British police investigate joke

I wonder what would have happened if the Brits had the strong antidiscrimination law the UN says they’re obligated to adopt? Winterton race joke prompts police probe—she was a Tory MP who got sacked as rural affairs spokeswoman after referring to ethnic Asians as “10 a penny” while telling an after-dinner joke at a rugby club dinner.
Posted by Jim Kalb at May 21, 2002 03:04 PM | Send