Englishwoman, 28, is convicted of racially abusing a police officer after calling him ‘a Scottish ginger pr**k’
- Zoe Tully, of South Shields, was convicted of racial abuse against Scottish man
- Unleashed vile rant at PC Scott Christie while she was being arrested
- Perth Sheriff Court heard the 28-year-old called officer ‘a Scottish ginger pr**k’
- Sentenced to 12 month social work supervision and to undergo treatment for a drug problem
An English woman has been convicted of racially abusing a Scottish police officer.
Zoe Tully had shouted a torrent of abuse at PC Scott Christie as she was being arrested.
Depute fiscal Michael Sweeney told Perth Sheriff Court this week that the 28-year-old had shouted at one of the police officers, calling him ‘a Scottish ginger pr**k’.
Depute fiscal Michael Sweeney told Perth Sheriff Court this week that the 28-year-old had shouted at one of the police officers, calling him ‘a Scottish ginger pr**k’
The case against her looked at the use of the words ‘Scottish’ and ‘ginger’ as being used in a racial context during the incident in March.
Tully, from South Shields, South Tyneside, admitted to acting in a racially aggravated way by trying to cause alarm or distress, according to the Star.
Her sentenced placed her under social work supervision for 12 months, and she was also told to undergo treatment for a drug problem.
Tully is not the first person to get into trouble for insulting Scots.
Tully is not the first person to get into trouble for insulting Scots
Postman Darren Swain, 45, was fined £3,000 after he described Scottish tennis star Andy Murray as a ‘useless Jock’ in a scrawled note on a poster.
He was caught on camera writing the messages at Royal Mail’s sorting office in Coventry, and was convicted of three counts of criminal damage and two of racially aggravated criminal damage.
The BBC was also accused of racism against Scottish people in 2016 after using the term ‘Jock’ in a headline for a business story on its website.
The ‘offensive’ word was used as part of a blog post, titled ‘Jock Shock’, by its Scottish business editor Douglas Fraser.
Scots took to Twitter to slam the use of what they believe is a ‘racial slur’.
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