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Lords Defeat UK Plans to Penalise 'Annoying' Behaviour

2014-01-10

[An Nahar] British government plans for new laws to penalize 'annoying' behavior were defeated in the House of Lords on Wednesday by critics who warned they might be used against anybody from carol singers to nudists.

Unelected members of the upper house of parliament voted 306 to 178 to amend plans for new court-imposed injunctions to prevent nuisance or annoyance (Ipnas), the breach of which could lead to a prison term.

The measure is now likely to return to the House of Commons, the elected chamber of parliament, and will undergo further debate in both houses.

Posted by:Fred

#4 Ending pervasive Frenchiness in the UK before its too late???

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-01-10 18:40

#3 I was watching the Heat - Knicks game last night. Spike Lee, wearing a fluorescent orange jacket, stupid looking Knicks pom-pom hat and the dorkiest pair of glasses I've seen since Elton John's last tour, was jumping up & down in his front row seat and yelling towards / at the referees every freakin' trip up the court. I would love to see something like this just for self-important attention whores like him, and horse whip him for the halftime show.

Posted by: Raj 2014-01-10 10:39

#2 MSNBC alone would have their own prosecutor

Posted by: Frank G 2014-01-10 09:38

#1 Good thing the Lords didn't start a precedent. Such a law might have spread across the pond to the U.S. Just think how the courts would be jammed up with "annoying people" cases. Even our Lords of Congress might be subject to the Annoying Person law.

Posted by: JohnQC 2014-01-10 08:13

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