And in case you wondered what happened next, one of the six men charged went on to be tried in 2019, was found not guilty, and was acquitted.

However, the CPS appealed against his acquittal, and it was quashed in 2021: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58054431

He was retried in 2022, where this time he pled guilty and was given ultimately a minor slap on the wrist: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61160971

Ultimately, everyone is happy:

- people who saw the video and were offended by it are happy "something was done"

- the CPS is happy because they gott'im

- the courts are happy because they got paid double

- the guy accused of offending people is happy this multi-year ordeal where the CPS won't stop hounding him until he confesses his guilt is finally over

- MPs are happy they didn't need to change any laws no matter how unreasonable they were

All good, right?

Are we also going to spend years prosecuting someone who mockingly reenacts the sinking of the Titanic? Or is that somehow water under the bridge?