| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… 14:30 - Aug 15 with 1136 views | chantryblueboy |
How a jury can watch the clip of this bloke and find him not guilty of inciting violent disorder?
Councillor cleared of encouraging violent behaviour https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjeykklwn7vo
Not trying to draw any false equivalences with the Lucy Connolly case as I understand that she pleaded guilty. Just don’t understand how this verdict can be reached |  | | |  |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:31 - Aug 15 with 1105 views | lowhouseblue |
cos incitement usually requires intent. |  |
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:34 - Aug 15 with 1048 views | chantryblueboy |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:31 - Aug 15 by lowhouseblue |
cos incitement usually requires intent. |
Intent for him to do it or for someone to follow his instructions? Seems a tricky one to argue against if it’s the latter given he would have had no idea who was in the crowd | | | |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:39 - Aug 15 with 1007 views | lowhouseblue |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:34 - Aug 15 by chantryblueboy |
Intent for him to do it or for someone to follow his instructions? Seems a tricky one to argue against if it’s the latter given he would have had no idea who was in the crowd |
intent to incite. was he really seeking for someone to go and do it? seems implausible to me but i haven't seen the details.
i also find it hard to believe that in the other case there was intent - but being said in the middle of on-going riots makes intent much more of a possibility. | |
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:43 - Aug 15 with 973 views | chantryblueboy |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:39 - Aug 15 by lowhouseblue |
intent to incite. was he really seeking for someone to go and do it? seems implausible to me but i haven't seen the details.
i also find it hard to believe that in the other case there was intent - but being said in the middle of on-going riots makes intent much more of a possibility. |
The other case involved a guilty plea though, so the only thing you can really argue is how harsh the sentence was - which I do think was incredibly harsh.
I still think if I was in the jury I’d have found him guilty, but guess I can see where the doubt comes from. Cheers | | | |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:55 - Aug 15 with 853 views | Trequartista |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:31 - Aug 15 by lowhouseblue |
cos incitement usually requires intent. |
did lucy connolly have intent? i thought she just wrote vile things on X. |  |
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:59 - Aug 15 with 804 views | chantryblueboy |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:55 - Aug 15 by Trequartista |
did lucy connolly have intent? i thought she just wrote vile things on X. |
We’ve done this one, she pleaded guilty | | | |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 15:21 - Aug 15 with 668 views | Kievthegreat |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:55 - Aug 15 by Trequartista |
did lucy connolly have intent? i thought she just wrote vile things on X. |
First line of the sentencing remarks:
"Lucy Connolly you have pleaded guilty to the offence of distributing
material with the intention of stirring up racial hatred."
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Connollysentence.pdf
***EDIT***
And an added bonus:
"In relation to your culpability this is clearly a category A case – as both
prosecution and your counsel agree, because you intended to incite
serious violence." [Post edited 15 Aug 15:23]
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 15:25 - Aug 15 with 622 views | DarkBrandon |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:43 - Aug 15 by chantryblueboy |
The other case involved a guilty plea though, so the only thing you can really argue is how harsh the sentence was - which I do think was incredibly harsh.
I still think if I was in the jury I’d have found him guilty, but guess I can see where the doubt comes from. Cheers |
The sentence is explained well here:
https://davidallengreen.com/2025/05/explaining-a-31-month-sentence-for-a-tweet/
Given the law, the sentencing guidelines and her guilty plea the court had little choice, seemingly. |  | | |
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 15:38 - Aug 15 with 576 views | Trequartista |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 14:59 - Aug 15 by chantryblueboy |
We’ve done this one, she pleaded guilty |
So intent was baked into the charges. She was actually on her phone at home presumably while this guy was out and about on a megaphone.
The right are going to latch onto this and we need to be very clear about treating people the same. Has the man been treated differently because the recipient(s) were "bad" people and should this make a difference? [Post edited 15 Aug 15:38]
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 19:12 - Aug 15 with 323 views | eireblue |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 15:38 - Aug 15 by Trequartista |
So intent was baked into the charges. She was actually on her phone at home presumably while this guy was out and about on a megaphone.
The right are going to latch onto this and we need to be very clear about treating people the same. Has the man been treated differently because the recipient(s) were "bad" people and should this make a difference? [Post edited 15 Aug 15:38]
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I think it is worth bringing clarity, so people don’t conflate the two.
One pleaded guilty.
The other pleaded not guilty, and was found not guilty, by a jury. |  | | |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 19:18 - Aug 15 with 284 views | Trequartista |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 19:12 - Aug 15 by eireblue |
I think it is worth bringing clarity, so people don’t conflate the two.
One pleaded guilty.
The other pleaded not guilty, and was found not guilty, by a jury. |
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| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 19:28 - Aug 15 with 227 views | eireblue |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 19:18 - Aug 15 by Trequartista |
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So you seem to be agreeing.
Nothing to conflate.
People accused of a crime, can choose to plead guilty or not guilty.
One person decided to plead not guilty, another chose to plead guilty. | | | |
| Is anyone more clued up than me able to explain… on 19:32 - Aug 15 with 202 views | keighleyblue |
Because he's spot on with his assessment? |  | | |
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