England: Police Arrest Golliwogs in Suspected Hate Crime

Rev.Cambeul · Sat 08 Apr 2023

Moment six police officers raid a pub and seize 15 golliwog dolls after customer made hate crime complaint

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11949421/Moment-six-police-officers-raid-Essex-pub-seize-15-golliwog-dolls.html?ico=related-replace

Excerpt: This is the bizarre moment police stormed a couple's pub and seized their golliwog dolls - saying the toys were a suspected 'hate crime'.

Benice Ryley, 61, was quizzed by six officers after police received an anonymous complaint about The White Hart Inn in Grays, Essex.

She and husband Chris, 64, who is currently abroad, had displayed their collection of 15 dolls after receiving them as gifts from customers over the years.

On Tuesday, Essex Police raided the pub and confiscated the dolls, saying they were investigating a 'hate crime'. They also took a book about the history of golliwogs.

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'We are quite happy to call them dolls, not golliwogs, but even the officer who wrote down the inventory as he was taking them away described the larger one as a golliwog and the others as golly dolls.

'So even the police don't know what to call them. I understand that some people may not like them and they are entitled to that view, but they don't have to come into the pub.

'As far as we are aware we are not breaking any laws by displaying them, and that was proved last time when we were investigated. If we were not breaking the law then, why are we breaking the law now?'

Branding the incident a 'waste of taxpayers' money', she continued: 'When the police officers came, I pointed to the dolls and said they haven't done anything.

'The gollies all went quietly - none of them resisted arrest at all. I think the racist people are the ones who complain - it's their problem, not us.

Br.IanVonTurpie · Sat 08 Apr 2023

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhavaXOynO8

Now tell me the people on the show weren't talented and entertaining?

Rev.Cambeul · Tue 11 Apr 2023

Pub landlady defies police orders and puts five golliwogs back on display to applause from lunchtime drinkers just days after six officers seized 20 dolls in 'hate crime' probe

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11957405/Pub-landlady-defies-police-orders-puts-five-golliwogs-display.html

Excerpt: As she placed some of them on a shelf, she told MailOnline: 'The whole thing is ridiculous. It's political correctness gone out of control. I'm not going to let the authorities intimidate me and I'm proudly putting my other gollis back on display in the pub.

'I'm still shocked that six officers came to my pub last week, surrounded me and took away my collection of golliwogs. I've not committed any crime and haven't set out to offend anyone. These gollis are a part of the pub, the customers love them, and they are a reminder of our childhood.'

Mrs Ryley also posted a notice at the entrance of the pub warning customers that golliwogs are on display inside and that they should not enter if this would offend them. The sign declares: 'We have golly dolls displayed inside on our shelves. If you feel offended. Please do not enter.'

She added: 'The police took 20 of my golli dolls but I've got plenty more of them upstairs. If people don't like them and feel offended by seeing them then they don't have to come into my pub. It's as simple as that. I'm not going to give into this crazy political correctness. We have customers at this pub from all different races and none of them have ever complained about seeing my gollis on display. Why did the police get involved in this?'

The police are coming for your Dukes of Hazzard Dollies!