Acid attack victims HIT-BACK at ‘VILE’ Jo Brand DEMANDING she is ARRESTED!

In what has been a week to forget for the BBC, Jo Brand and the broadcaster have been branded “disgusting” by victims of acid attacks after she made a gag about throwing battery acid on politicians.

Brand has faced a national backlash for her comments made on BBC radio suggesting milkshake attacks carried out on right-wing politicians such as Nigel Farage should have been conducted with battery acid instead. These comments have now made Jo Brand the subject of a Scotland Yard probe.

Jo Brand, who is very much used to being at the centre of controversy asked, “Why bother with a milkshake when you could get some battery acid?”. Initially, the BBC and the comedian refused to apologise. However, since then the BBC has edited the section out of the show on its catch-up service. Jo Brand has subsequently apologised at an event in Henley, Oxfordshire describing her comments as “crass and ill-judged”.

This apology may have come about as a result of many victims of acid attacks describing themselves as ‘appalled’ by the comments and despite the BBC failing to edit out the section. One of these was Joe Davies, he was one of the many that spoke out.

Mr Davies was attacked with drain cleaner hurled at him and described the joke as ‘vile’. A further victim who has blasted Jo Brand is called Andreas Christopheros. Mr Christopheros has stated that “I’m all for comedy and free speech, I’ve laughed at acid attack jokes before, but this is different. The chances of an MP being acid attacked are unfortunately not that far-fetched right now, but she’s used that platform to suggest it’s OK to inflict that on people you don’t agree with.”

The Sun reported how Sophie Hall a survivor of a horrific acid attack has called for Brand to be arrested over her comments.

The dad of two suffered a cowardly acid attack in 2014 when he was the victim of a mistaken identity assault. These injuries, as with all of these attacks affect all aspects of a person’s life.

However, some have suggested that the Scotland Yard investigation into Jo Brand’s comments are an infringement of her comedic licence and freedom of speech. Many will cite ISIS supporter’s freedom of expression as an example. However, as part of article 10 of the human rights act, the authorities have the right to act to “prevent disorder or crime. Mrs Brand’s defence will without a doubt be that the violence was not invited against an individual.

In other news on Friday morning, outspoken comedian Ricky Gervais joined the debate. Mr Gervais started by tweeting “A comedian making jokes about throwing acid in innocent people’s faces doesn’t mean you can make jokes about her weight. That’s just nasty.” Mr Gervais then tweeted “Whether you’re a lefty liberal making horrible jokes about right wingers, or a right winger making horrible jokes about lefty liberals, you should not expect to be prosecuted”. Wherever you stand on this debate, it is one that is sure to rumble on and on.

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