‘How is a convicted terrorist trying to sue me over my pub’s name?’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/20/saracens-head-pubs-fight-back-khalid-baqa/
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‘How is a convicted terrorist trying to sue me over my pub’s name?’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/20/saracens-head-pubs-fight-back-khalid-baqa/
Posted by ParkedUpWithCoffee
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“Khalid Baqa, a convicted terrorist, is claiming £1,850 over a “deeply offensive” depiction of “a brown-skinned bearded Arab” on a sign at The Saracen’s Head Inn in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Whilst he is starting with the one establishment, he plans to extend his fight to others if he is successful. There are 24 Saracen’s Heads across the country. Many bear a similar image on their frontage, and are outraged by Baqa’s claims.”
The floodgates were opened when that one pub capitulated, and changed it’s “offensive” name a while back.
Now it’s open season for trouble-makers and attention-seekers to cause disruption.
From Animal rights activists to Terrorists, everyone is now on the lookout for “offensive” pub-names, so they can get their cause or message in the media.
Presumably he’s just as offended by all the pubs called The King’s Head, which are presumably encouraging regicide according to his “logic”.
No? Well, I for one am shocked.
Piss off with your fake outrage and grow the fuck up. There are real problems in the world that need to be sorted before we worry about pointless drivel like this “offence”.
If they don’t like pub’s name, they can go back to their country, as simple as that!
Anyone can try and sue for anything. Doesn’t mean he’s going to be successful
He’s complaining about it “inciting violence” whilst being a convicted terrorist that is not behind bars…make it make sense.
It’s just one person who’s trying to get some money. It’s gonna be dismissed anyway
It’s all bollocks. But madness is the new normal. I’m Muslim & I’m offended by a pub name, I’m Jewish I’m terrified of black & white scarves…..
sorry, but if he doesn’t like it he can always go and live somewhere else more suited to his beliefs. this is how it begins, we just cant allow this.
As a local in the area, I can say that there is a rumour going around that it’s all a bit of a setup for publicity as the Pub has been struggling of late…
I don’t go there, or know anyone that works there. So this could be just a story, but everyone in the area is saying that this is what’s behind it all.
Even if it’s all 100% legit, the owner has gained well over £1,850 worth of free advertising across most of the UK press, so not all bad. Every cloud and all that….
Please send Baqa to the Saracen’s Head in Glasgow. I feel the locals would be able to give him a significant number of clear concise and eloquent reasons for him to cease and desist his nonsense. Then deport him
No body sees a patron here but ear me out,… all i can see is this terrorist trying to get some free money for is shits trying to win stupid courts case. Hopes he never get any cent and loose all of them
Wow, the man doing it will try and get more places to change their name if he gets a specific amount of money. is he going to go after the London rugby club, Saracens because it has a Turkish flag on the emblem.
A grifter’s going to grift but what legal firm took on such a case and maybe we should be questioning what else they’ll do for a quick cash-grab.
You know what you should do with your “offence” fetch a ladder and get over it!
Terrorist end of, you can bet he’s on the dole at the expense of the tax payer.
Waste of a human.
> After a short exchange in which Baqa went on to threaten “legal action”, he never heard from him again – until he saw him in the news this week, suing another pub bearing the same name as his own.
Anyone can threaten to sue anyone for anything.
Do it too much and you can get put on the vexatious litigant list.
If we had a news story every time someone threatened a baseless legal claim we’d never have time for anything else. I wonder why the Telegraph cares about this one.
Get to fuck with all this nonsense. Lock the bell end up for wasting oxygen.
In a free society people are free to amongst other things try to sue each other over any old nonsense.
It’ll be a concern if the law suit gets far or is successful. But “trying to sue” is a basic right that should be open to all.
Are we sure that’s not just Ricky Gervais in character, stirring up trouble
“Look at that perfectly round head”
This needs to go to court and get thrown out by a judge. It’s ridiculous. The current owner of the pub is not responsible for naming it, it’s probably had the same name for hundreds of years.
Is the sign offensive? It looks like a handsome bearded chap in a stylish turban to me
Things like this should be dismissed and the guy suing should be fined for wasting the courts’ time.
The only good thing about this is that if he loses he’ll have to pay the costs of the pub.
Is the convicted terrorist a UK citizen? Deport him if not.
“Hi Mr Terrorist, I feel your being on the streets offensive, so kindly leave my country”👋
The chancer should be told to exit the room, before the door has a chance to hit his arse.
They should update the picture to include a bottle of shampoo and call it The Saracen’s Head And Shoulders
Clearly the terrorist is trying to make money, but genuinely what’s so offensive about it?
Did dark skinned people not exist back then? Did they not dress like that? Who is losing sleep over pub names?