Pros And Cons V. Collins Essay

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Over a period of two years or more, Collins called his MP’s constituency office about immigration. Within these telephone calls he would relate with whoever tended to the phone, or (if no one was accessible,) he would leave messages on the voicemail. In these telephone calls, Collins alluded to "wogs," "Pakis," "niggers," and "black bastards ." There were a few individuals within the workplace who relates to Collins or have heard his messages; none of those were an affiliate of an ethnic minority. Those who did hear his message saw his language as ‘alarming and depressing .’

The Magistrates absolved Collins on the base that a reasonable being would consent his messages as offensive, however not grossly so. The Justices maintained the exoneration, yet the DPP appealed the case.

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