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13 Aug, 2003
"A man has become the first in the country to be given an anti-social behaviour order banning him from using the racist term "Paki". Michael Guilfoyle, 31, of Ardwick, Manchester, was made the subject of the order ... if he utters the word again in public, or on the phone to council staff, he could face up to five years in jail. The order is effective for the rest of his life."
Now while i can understand the sentiments behind this decision, I can't help feeling that telling someone "you may not say such-and-such a word for the rest of your life" is more than a little bit Big Brother-ish.
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