Sherburn’s Conservative ward councillor John Raper shared posts mocking Muslims, homosexuals and other ethnic minorities over the course of 12 months.
http://democracy.ryedale.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134
The posts, include a picture of a pig with a caption stating “share this pig if your (sic) not celebrating Ramadan”.
Another included a ‘joke’ about people having a whip-round to procure petrol in order to allow three Muslim protesters to set themselves on fire.
In another post he shared a post to call on Britain to ban the burka and also published a picture of David Cameron promising to “hand-over” the country to a Muslim man.
“By posting offensive comments, Cllr Raper clearly believes it is acceptable to make jibes based on religion, sexuality and ethnicity.
Like most of these offensive Conservatives Cllr Raper says his Facebook page in the public domain
is Private.
He has been posting for years.
Ironically, Mr Raper had previously warned councillors to be careful of what they post online.
Speaking at a meeting in December 2014 when a motion to censure cllr Tommy Woodward was put before the authority, he said Facebook was “not secure.”
The controversy over Mr Raper’s posts come just weeks after the council found itself at the centre of national sexism row after its leader, Cllr Linda Cowling, was caught on microphone telling a colleague to image a man “without his clothes on”.
A Ryedale District Council spokesman said: “The Facebook page is not used by John Raper in his capacity as a member of Ryedale District Council. It is used for personal purposes only.
“The Members Code of Conduct only applies to members acting in their capacity as a councillor.”
http://democracy.ryedale.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134
The posts, include a picture of a pig with a caption stating “share this pig if your (sic) not celebrating Ramadan”.
Another included a ‘joke’ about people having a whip-round to procure petrol in order to allow three Muslim protesters to set themselves on fire.
In another post he shared a post to call on Britain to ban the burka and also published a picture of David Cameron promising to “hand-over” the country to a Muslim man.
“By posting offensive comments, Cllr Raper clearly believes it is acceptable to make jibes based on religion, sexuality and ethnicity.
Like most of these offensive Conservatives Cllr Raper says his Facebook page in the public domain
is Private.
He has been posting for years.
Ironically, Mr Raper had previously warned councillors to be careful of what they post online.
Speaking at a meeting in December 2014 when a motion to censure cllr Tommy Woodward was put before the authority, he said Facebook was “not secure.”
The controversy over Mr Raper’s posts come just weeks after the council found itself at the centre of national sexism row after its leader, Cllr Linda Cowling, was caught on microphone telling a colleague to image a man “without his clothes on”.
A Ryedale District Council spokesman said: “The Facebook page is not used by John Raper in his capacity as a member of Ryedale District Council. It is used for personal purposes only.
“The Members Code of Conduct only applies to members acting in their capacity as a councillor.”
