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British woman jailed for 31 months in prison over social media post

Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:08 pm
Posted by crap4brain
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:08 pm
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The wife of a Conservative councillor has been jailed for 31 months after pleading guilty to publishing written material to stir up racial hatred after the Southport stabbings.

Former childminder Lucy Connolly published a post on her X account, which she later deleted, that called for "mass deportation now", and for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire, adding: "If that makes me racist, so be it."




31 months is more than most violent criminals get. This is why we need to strongly defend our freedom of speech.
Posted by Macintosh
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:09 pm to
A leftists wet dream
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:10 pm to
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Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:11 pm to
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Former childminder


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childminder


Is that British for babysitter?
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:12 pm to
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Former childminder


Is this some dumb British way of saying teacher?
Posted by Billy Johnson
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:12 pm to
Britain went from being the world’s most powerful empire to being the laughing stock of Europe.
Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:13 pm to
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A leftists wet dream
The progressives on here are salivating.
Posted by theGarnetWay
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:13 pm to
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for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire


FWIW I agree that Britain is going way too far with this kind of stuff in general. But comments like this are also a gray area in the US regarding its legality.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that "true" threats of harm are not protected speech under the First Amendment. However, the Court has also ruled that even "sharp" political or other emotionally charged speech is protected

Posted by LegendInMyMind
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:16 pm to
That bit about setting hotels on fire may have been what got her.
Posted by GrammarKnotsi
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:17 pm to
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This is why we need to strongly defend our freedom of speech.



this is Freedom of Speech, and thats what some of you dont get...Freedom of Speech is essentially FAFO..You can say whatever you want, but be prepared for consequences
Posted by tigeraddict
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:18 pm to
There is a reason our forefathers rose up to fight the monarchy. And even more the reason they wrote the 1st amendment the way they did…..
Posted by TigerGman
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:19 pm to
Coming to the USA soon enough if Kamala and the Democrats win next month.
Posted by Saunson69
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:20 pm to
This can't be true. No way in hell you go to jail for 31 months for an opinionated comment on Twitter. Got to be more on this than that.
This post was edited on 10/17/24 at 12:20 pm
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:20 pm to
Coming here soon if the dems win again.
Posted by crap4brain
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:22 pm to
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this is Freedom of Speech, and thats what some of you dont get.


Its not free speech if you can be jailed for saying it. I get threatening someone but being jailed for stating an opinion is not freedom.
Posted by jaytothen
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:22 pm to
Mickey Cuckmill and Soyboy just creamed themselves
Posted by LSUbacchus81
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:23 pm to
That will be more common here in the near future.
Posted by lepdagod
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:23 pm to
"True threats of harm"
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:23 pm to
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Coming to the USA soon enough if Kamala and the Democrats win next month.


It's October 2020 - Coming to the USA soon enough if Biden and the Democrats win next month.

It's October 2016 - Coming to the USA soon enough if Clinton and the Democrats win next month.

It's October 2012 - Coming to the USA soon enough if Obama and the Democrats win next month.

It's October 2008 - Coming to the USA soon enough if Obama and the Democrats win next month.

It's October.......(etc, etc, ad infinitum)
Posted by RandomPoster
Member since Sep 2024
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 12:24 pm to
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That bit about setting hotels on fire may have been what got her.


What's wrong with saying a few buildings need to go? Unless I missed something she didn't say anything about people being in them.

Can't believe she pled guilty. There's so much context a half decent lawyer could have put on those statements.
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