The Offence
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| Initial release | United Kingdom |
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| Directors | Sidney Lumet |
| Producers | Dennis O'Dell |
| Composers | Harrison Birtwistle |
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| ID | 960142 |
About The Offence
A veteran British police inspector, Sgt. Johnson (Sean Connery), has grown increasingly disturbed by the rapes and murders he has investigated over the years. When he finds a young girl in the woods who has been raped, police begin searching for a suspect. When Kenneth Baxter (Ian Bannen) is brought in for questioning, Johnson snaps, beating him during an unauthorized interrogation. Lt. Cartwright (Trevor Howard) is then brought in to interview him about the incident.
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... " Following the verdict, Senior District Crown Prosecutor Emily Lloyd said: " The finding that The Offence was a hate crime enables the court to increase the sentence against Mr Whitfield to reflect this fact...
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... " The Offence you committed was serious, but it was not murder, " she said...
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... Riley, an officer with Lancashire Constabulary, had previously denied The Offence and was facing trial at Manchester Crown Court next week but changed his plea...
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... " We will be very strict with this handful of students, " he wrote in a statement on the university s website, " and when we feel The Offence is criminal in nature, we shall report them to the police...
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... Though he will only have to pay it if he repeats The Offence, campaigners said the verdict sent a " chilling message" about press freedom...
Philippines 'Jesus' drag queen arrested for obscenity
... Pagente has been charged with The Offence of " immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows" according to a copy of the arrest warrant shared by Manila police...
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... " His intention was not just to harm or alarm the sovereign - but to kill her, " the judge said, adding that Chail s intention to kill made The Offence " as serious as it could be"...
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... The BBC s Shared Data Unit looked at rates of The Offence between 2012-13 and 2022-23, using figures from 42 police forces across England and Wales...
Philippines 'Jesus' drag queen arrested for obscenity
By Kelly NgBBC News, Singapore
A Philippines drag queen was arrested on Wednesday over their performance as Jesus Christ reciting The Lord 's Prayer .
had sparked criminal complaints by Christian groups In July .
The 33-year-old, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, faces up to 12 years in jail under the Catholic-majority country's obscenity laws.
Nearly 80% of the Philippines identifies as Roman Catholic.
Pagente has been charged with The Offence of " immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows" according to a copy of the arrest warrant shared by Manila police.
The video features a bearded Pagente dressed as Jesus Christ, performing a rock version of The Lord 's Prayer in Tagalog. It has since been deleted.
The Philippines for Jesus Movement, comprising Protestant church leaders, registered The First criminal complaint with the Manila Prosecutor's Office at The End of July. A second complaint was then filed in August by Nazarene Brotherhood, a Catholic group.
Several cities in the Philippines, including its capital Manila, also declared Pagente " persona non grata" a Latin phrase for an " unwelcome person".
For decades, drag queens in the Philippines have been popular entertainers who impersonate singers and actresses and deliver punchlines in stand-up shows.
But Pagente is part of a New Generation of drag queens who use their performances to champion their causes and test the limits of free speech.
They told the AFP that the arrest shows " the degree of homophobia" in the Philippines. " I understand that people call my performance blasphemous, offensive, or regrettable. However, they shouldn't tell me how I practice my faith or how I do my drag.
Supporters have been calling for Pagente's release with the #FreePuraLukaVega hash tag, arguing that " drag is not a crime". Some compared the performer's predicament with alleged murderers and sex crime offenders, whom they claimed remain free and have not been justly dealt with.
Ryan Thoreson, a specialist at the Human Rights Watch's LGBT+ rights programme, also called for the charges against Pagente to be dropped. " includes artistic expression that offends, satirises, or challenges religious beliefs. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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