White man guilty of racial abuse after calling white guards 'honkies'

A white man has admitted of racially abusing three white security guards by calling them "honkies". Jonathan Wicks admitted using abusive or insulting words which were racially aggravated, after calling the security men "honky wannabe cops." Wicks said that he found the whole incident at a Reading shopping centre "a bit of a laugh" - but was nevertheless charged. Martin Bryan, defending at Reading Magistrates' Court, said that 20-year-old Wicks was being cheeky rather than... [read full story]