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Sky Blue Pete

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It has been said she took the legal advice to plead guilty believing it was the surest and quickest way to return to her family life and 12 yr old daughter, but it was turned out to be quite the opposite.
Read the transcript and then come back on and comment on the facts not your prejudice
 

Captain Dart

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Has she a history of formenting trouble and advocating violence? If not I cannot believe the sentence imposed and served so far is not excessively punative.

No I am not going to waste my time reading a transcript, post the salient points that convinced you if you want.

When someone like Nick Griffin never went to prison but Connelly has I don't think you understand how far the British justice system has been turned into a political weapon to silence dissent and freedom of speech even if offensive.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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Has she a history of formenting trouble and advocating violence? If not I cannot believe the sentence imposed and served so far is not excessively punative.

No I am not going to waste my time reading a transcript, post the salient points that convinced you if you want.

When someone like Nick Griffin never went to prison but Connelly has I don't think you understand how far the British justice system has been turned into a political weapon to silence dissent and freedom of speech even if offensive.
Love it
I’m not willing to read 13 pages that answers all the questions I’m raising just in case I look like a prick
Jog on
 

fernandopartridge

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Has she a history of formenting trouble and advocating violence? If not I cannot believe the sentence imposed and served so far is not excessively punative.

No I am not going to waste my time reading a transcript, post the salient points that convinced you if you want.

When someone like Nick Griffin never went to prison but Connelly has I don't think you understand how far the British justice system has been turned into a political weapon to silence dissent and freedom of speech even if offensive.

What the fuck are you talking about? She wasn't stating a public opinion she was inciting violence. Griffin never said anything as stark as that.

The powers used to convict her were brought in 1986 by Maggie Thatcher's government, the relevant section remains unchanged in England since then. Are you saying that she made the British justice system a political weapon to silence dissent and freedom of speech?

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Sky Blue Pete

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What the fuck are you talking about? She wasn't stating a public opinion she was inciting violence. Griffin never said anything as stark as that.

The powers used to convict her were brought in 1986 by Maggie Thatcher's government, the relevant section remains unchanged in England since then. Are you saying that she made the British justice system a political weapon to silence dissent and freedom of speech?

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Sentencing guidelines were updated in 2020 too
 

Sky Blue Pete

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The whole situation saying it’s inhuman to let that scumbag have boiling water and then you getting all defensive
Pretty sure I stand by all I said about risk and how this is managed when someone is in prison for I think 55 years.
Think I was suggesting it was inhuman not to give him access to a hot drink
James timpson has already ensured kitchens like that one are not allowed for that sort of prisoner. Marvellous whataboutery though
 

Sky Blue Pete

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What the fuck are you talking about? She wasn't stating a public opinion she was inciting violence. Griffin never said anything as stark as that.

The powers used to convict her were brought in 1986 by Maggie Thatcher's government, the relevant section remains unchanged in England since then. Are you saying that she made the British justice system a political weapon to silence dissent and freedom of speech?

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And ……..

This was an appeal on the grounds she was mis advised by her solicitor she wasn’t
It was found incredible that an intelligent lady who articulated her case well would have not understood the waiver she signed and claimed her solicitor didn’t give her the appropriate advice

Looks extremely logical and reasonable that she was aware of the sentence level when pleading guilty and that she was pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred at the highest level on statute

Irrespective I’m still troubled by a prison sentence for words however heinous but the law is the law
 

fatso

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Sentencing guidelines were updated in 2020 too
I think people feel the sentence doesn't reflect the crime, I'm not saying that a crime wasn't committed, clearly it was.
But (imo) releasing other prisoners, some of whom have committed far worse offenses and then imprisoning a mother for a post seems to be very OTT.

How many of us have said something in the heat of the moment that we later regret,
(Like "will you marry me"🤣)

In this case, once you post on the cesspit of social media, it's there for everyone to see.
 

shmmeee

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Because he's the Prime Minister allegedly, he was telling the judges what sentences to hand out

Wouldn’t that be the Public Order Act 1986?
 

shmmeee

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I think people feel the sentence doesn't reflect the crime, I'm not saying that a crime wasn't committed, clearly it was.
But (imo) releasing other prisoners, some of whom have committed far worse offenses and then imprisoning a mother for a post seems to be very OTT.

How many of us have said something in the heat of the moment that we later regret,
(Like "will you marry me"🤣)

In this case, once you post on the cesspit of social media, it's there for everyone to see.

😮 a mother 😮
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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I think people feel the sentence doesn't reflect the crime, I'm not saying that a crime wasn't committed, clearly it was.
But (imo) releasing other prisoners, some of whom have committed far worse offenses and then imprisoning a mother for a post seems to be very OTT.

How many of us have said something in the heat of the moment that we later regret,
(Like "will you marry me"🤣)

In this case, once you post on the cesspit of social media, it's there for everyone to see.
Agree with all of that
The transcript makes it clear why the lowest level is 3 years
 

shmmeee

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That’s part of the inconsistency of the defence and mitigation and the appeal

She’s really suffered losing her child and understands how those affected feel so didn’t empathise but sought to inflame the situation and cause more distress and fear

Maybe she’ll reconsider breaking the law next time. No time for people inciting violence during an active riot. Sorry.
 

fatso

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Trying to incite violence is a crime. Sorry.
It is, and if you read my first post above, you'd see I say as much.
But the punishment has to fit the crime.
Was anybody motivated to burn down a hotel purely on the strength of one social media post that was seen by hardly anyone?
It's not even as if she had any followers.

And let's remember, Starmer was the man who refused to prosecute Jimmy Saville, even when presented with overwhelming evidence.

2 tier justice system?
 

shmmeee

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And let's remember, Starmer was the man who refused to prosecute Jimmy Saville, even when presented with overwhelming evidence.

2 tier justice system?

2 tier fact system it seems. That’s simply untrue.
 

fatso

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2 tier fact system it seems. That’s simply untrue.
I disagree,

But how about Starmer's refusal to sanction a full public enquiry into the Muslim rape gangs???

You can be locked up for a post, but don't even get investigated properly for organised sexual abuse and rape of under age girls?
 

fernandopartridge

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I disagree,

But how about Starmer's refusal to sanction a full public enquiry into the Muslim rape gangs???

You can be locked up for a post, but don't even get investigated properly for organised sexual abuse and rape of under age girls?

What are you seeking to get out of such an inquiry that has not already been investigated and reported upon?
 

SBT

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It is, and if you read my first post above, you'd see I say as much.
But the punishment has to fit the crime.
Was anybody motivated to burn down a hotel purely on the strength of one social media post that was seen by hardly anyone?
It's not even as if she had any followers.
She has thousands of followers and the post was shared almost a thousand times, viewed by hundreds of thousands of people.

Whether or not someone acted on her deranged calls for violence does not diminish the seriousness of the crime - it would only make it worse.
 

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