The High Bailiff has criticised the laws on the Island regarding racial abuse.

His comments came as he fined a man for disorderly behaviour on licensed premises

36 year old William Thomas Galloway of Foxdale admitted the offence.

Stuart Peters has the details:

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Inspector Helen Mason said police attended the Hilton Hotel at 12.40am on January 28th where Galloway was being detained by security staff. He had been ejected from the Casino for being drunk.

Despite being told to leave, Galloway tried several times to get back in and subsequently became aggressive and abusive, and made an abusive racial comment to one of the security officers.

Galloway's advocate, John Wright, said the defendant was extremely sorry and ashamed, and expressed his apologies to the court and the hotel. He did NOT accept that he was drunk, but just felt that he was being badly treated. However, he did wish to apologise for the racial comment that he had made.

In fining Galloway ?500, High Bailiff Michael Moyle said racist slurs were contemptible, and it was a disgrace that there were no specific laws here regarding them.