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UK justice: 20 months jail for X post, 6 months jail for machete murder

Aug 12, 2024, 12:39 AM
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5footguy

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"20 months in prison for a social media post. 6 months for killing a teen with a machete."

Can anyone anywhere on the political spectrum justify this?

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gammanu95

It's as Ronald Reagan said, "If we fail here, there's no place left to go." The democrat party, the loathsome RINOs, the uniparty and deep state, leftists and woke 'tards must be stopped.

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Studme53

The people in the UK give great deference to their “old money” elites in a way Americans don’t. Most of those elites are disconnected from the common people and never had to work a day in their lives. Plus, they go to “elite” schools that are dominated by homosexuals and Marxists. They then get elected to Parliament. Lol - good luck. Every 40 years or so they wake up and clean house.

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Muddy

Oh yeah two tier justice is definitely a thing. How about this one Germany nypost.com

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5footguy

All of you on the left who usually chime in on political discussion are silent here.

I'd prefer to not make this a right vs left thing. I'm sincerely asking those on the left, do you condone this kind of thing? If so, can you explain?

I would think if one thing could bring both parties together, it's the agreement that we should never go to jail for a social media post. For something to be considered a threat it must be specific, as in "At 9pm today at X location I'm going to attack/kill/etc [name of person]." THAT is illegal, I think, because it is a specific threat. However, anything short of that, even if you find it abhorrent, even if it contains factual misrepresentations, is protected speech.

Who on the left will join me in denouncing a government who jails people for 20 months of their lives for social media posts?

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