Free speech not allowed

So 1-3 years for trolling but

But knife offenders can walk from court
The firm line taken by the Sentencing Council on hate speech posted online contrasts with its leniency to other groups of offenders.

It ruled two years ago that young thugs – including those who carry knives – may be spared jail if they come from deprived or criminal family background

Also under 2016 guidelines, muggers may escape prison if the robbery is found to have done no harm and was carried out with only ‘minimal force’.
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So Rob somebody with a knife and its "No harm" insult somone on Facebook and its jail worthy
 
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They evidently are as that prosecution failed. Still it is pretty outrageous they attempted to prosecute him in the first place.
 
dowie said:
They evidently are as that prosecution failed. Still it is pretty outrageous they attempted to prosecute him in the first place.
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He still spent 5 months behind bars while the trial was underway, losing his home in the process. It's good he wasn't convicted, but this even getting to trial in the first place smacks of political shenanigans.
 
I saw that, I think that is pretty outrageous. Even if they were to charge someone over this he should have been on remand for a non violent offence.
 
Re Dankula

I wont link it as it has swearing, but look up a YT vid titled "Count Dankula's "Nazi pug" video shown to a live audience".

This is why he was tried without a jury.
 
Skunkworks said:
Re Dankula

I wont link it as it has swearing, but look up a YT vid titled "Count Dankula's "Nazi pug" video shown to a live audience".

This is why he was tried without a jury.
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The bit where the Pug is watching the speech gets me every time! lol

And yes, you have a good point.
 
Last time I tried to watch that video, it was blocked by youtube for the UK or something and all the other mirrors was baaaaaaaaleted.

Nice to find more mirrors of it now on Youtube.
 
Skunkworks said:
Re Dankula

I wont link it as it has swearing, but look up a YT vid titled "Count Dankula's "Nazi pug" video shown to a live audience".

This is why he was tried without a jury.
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I'm not a big fan of jury trials but in this case, where the judge was so out of touch, it would have perhaps been worthwhile to have had a jury.

In fact it would have been fantastic to have a jury watch the video itself and then have a few of them sniggering at it while the prosecutor carried on with his bull**** arguments about how context doesn't matter and how the video is soooo offensive etc..

I wonder if the footage from that comedy gig could be used in an appeal, comedy crowds (especially at comedy clubs in London) are generally rather left wing, liberal. Yet they can see the obvious humour in the video, don't seem to be portraying it at offensive/racist material etc..
 
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