Black racist loses appeal

A black activist that “demonstrate hostility based on the membership of a racial group” lost his appeal against a conviction for the racially-aggravated harassment of two parking attendants. Ruggie Johnson, 42, made a racist remark to parking attendants and claimed in court that he believed two white wardens would have been seen as “sources of oppression” in the mainly black and Asian area of Burngreave.

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