UK Man Jailed Over Tattoo

A man in the United Kingdom was jailed for inciting racial hatred. He had a tattoo showing the silhouette of a mosque with a cartoon boom in it. Taste not withstanding, I’ve never heard of anyone having their choice in body art labelled as a hate crime.

From the DailyMail here via Moonbattery:

A man who allegedly revealed his tattoo of a mosque being blown up at an English Defence League rally in Birmingham has been arrested.
Sean Reah, of South Shields, South Tyneside, has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
The 39-year-old was reportedly recently pictured lifting up his T-shirt to reveal an image of a Muslim place of worship with ‘BOOM!’ displayed across it.
The picture was taken during a demonstration organised by the English Defense League in Birmingham city centre on Saturday, July 20.
A spokesman for West Midlands police said: ‘A 39-year-old man has been arrested in South Tyneside on behalf of West Midlands Police on suspicion of using words or behavior, or displaying written material with intent to stir up racial hatred.‘

Islam is a race now according to West Midlands police. I suppose if the silhouette was of a church instead of a mosque it would have been okay? People are now being arrested and jailed for thought crimes. Well done, UK!