Lucy Connolly to be freed

[blup]

Yes I feel she had bad legal advice. It happens.

When you look at Ricky Jones it’s no different.

Ricky had a different charge in different circumstances: the jury accepted his explanation that his anger was targeted at right wing nutters who left razor blades on trains. Conolly didn’t have the luxury/option of that approach.

 

[blup]

I actually think people like Lucy Connolly are victims, it’s people like Farage who incited hatred and encouraged riots that should be brought to justice.

The sad thing is even if the attackers ethnicity and religion were known, the propaganda machine would probably have ensured the same result.

 

[motorbiking]

Ricky had a different charge in different circumstances: the jury accepted his explanation that his anger was targeted at right wing nutters who left razor blades on trains. Conolly didn’t have the luxury/option of that approach.

He was inciting violence motivated by hate.

 

[blup]

He was inciting violence motivated by hate.

Hatred for hard line right wingers intent on violent disorder, not racial hatred. The jury found he did not incite violence, Conolly’s charge was different and not tested before a jury. The accusations of two tier justice are completely political.

 

[motorbiking]

Hatred for hard line right wingers intent on violent disorder, not racial hatred. The jury found he did not incite violence, Conolly’s charge was different and not tested before a jury. The accusations of two tier justice are completely political.

there is no justification for inciting murder against a group of people.

 

[fillyboy]

Hatred for hard line right wingers intent on violent disorder, not racial hatred. The jury found he did not incite violence, Conolly’s charge was different and not tested before a jury. The accusations of two tier justice are completely political.

Yes but the accusations of two tier justice preceded the Ricky case and were aimed, quite rightly at the length of her prison sentence compared to say, a rapist.

 

[MNW67]

Hatred for hard line right wingers intent on violent disorder, not racial hatred. The jury found he did not incite violence, Conolly’s charge was different and not tested before a jury. The accusations of two tier justice are completely political.

The Court of Appeal found that her sentence was correct in the circumstances of national riots.

 

[Munroast]

I actually think people like Lucy Connolly are victims, it’s people like Farage who incited hatred and encouraged riots that should be brought to justice.

indeed - Connolly was collateral damage in a proxy war. Shame on Starmer and Farage

 

[charliegolf]

This is what she signed...

Note the 'starting point' for sentence- she got less than that.

 

[charliegolf]

Yes but the accusations of two tier justice preceded the Ricky case and were aimed, quite rightly at the length of her prison sentence compared to say, a rapist.

Crimes and their sentences are only ever 'compared' by armchair experts and never by judges, who have sentencing guidelines to consider.

 

[pete01]

Her guilt or her guilty plea?

Guilt, haha, if I said jump off a cliff and you did thats my fault? Lol oh how we laughed

 

[MNW67]

Any news on Bob Vylan.

I've not found anything.

It seems like ages ago now.

 

[fillyboy]

Crimes and their sentences are only ever 'compared' by armchair experts and never by judges, who have sentencing guidelines to consider.

Lord Young of Acton and Kemi Badenoch to name just two 'armchair experts' feel the sentencing was incorrect, I don't believe anybody is saying the sentencing is wrong for a category 1A offence, more that her crime was mis-categorised.

 

[MNW67]

The Court of Appeal said it was all done by the book. I feel very sorry for her. But it's probably time to move on.

 

[noseall]

Guilt, haha, if I said jump off a cliff

Guilt, haha, now you are getting the hang of it.

and you did thats my fault?

Yes, especially if you plead guilty in court.