A woman who shouted a Nazi slogan and made a fascist salute has been jailed for two weeks. Rochelle Green told a court her behaviour outside Glasgow Mitchell Library on 3 October last year was for “entertainment value”. The 32-year-old went on to strike an elderly stranger on the head as he passed by and made a gun gesture towards him. Green, now of Preston, Lancashire, was convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour as well as assault following a trial last month at Glasgow Sheriff Court. She was initially fined £500 by Sheriff Vincent Lunny. However, that was converted to a two-week custodial sentence after Green was unable to pay the sum. (…) In her evidence, Green told the court she was dancing outside the library while listening to music on her headphones. Her lawyer, Manjit Ram, asked if she had shouted the slogan, to which she replied: “It was purely for entertainment value – it seems silly but it is true.” When asked if she made a gun motion with her fingers, Green replied: “I do not know why I would do such a thing.”
via bbc: Woman jailed for shouting Nazi slogan and saluting outside library