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I’d say the rise of Facebook, You Tube etc makes contempt of court all the more important…no one wants to undergo trial by public opinion rather than a jury of 12 who have heard all the evidence and legal argument.
I believe Robinson was arrested by the police for filming inside the court, just as anyone would be. And any journalist knows that’s a no-no right from the start.
Like I say, if he’s going to dabble in court reporting he needs to book himself a course where he can find out what he can and can’t do…just like the rest of us.
He was lucky in some ways that the judge over-reacted and gave him a manifestly illegal punishment this time.
There are two contempt offences. One is for failing to follow the direction of a court, and you can get 2 years for that as it’s a criminal offence.
The other is basically being disrespectful of the court, or publishing material subject to restrictions etc.
The judge appears to have muddled the two.
As Wikki says…“Contempt of court has a significant impact on journalism in the form of restrictions on court reporting which are set out in statute in the UK .”
If you make things said on social media “contempt of court” or “Libel” or “defamation” etc etc - then any attmped to polaraize the definition of what constitutes an “offence” - is clearly the battleground to be won by warring factions such as Left vs Right.
Take the recent issue of Judge Kavanaugh in America for example.
Not only is this JUDGE accused of a crime with no evidence whatsoever other than “hearsay”, - he’s considered GUILTY until proven innocent by the “Not My President” maniacs that now pass as the official opposition, and despite being CLEARED by what can be considered to be his peers - the Judge STILL routinely gets refered to as “A ■■■■■■ who’s now installed at the supreme court” by the MSM !
This sort of behaviour absolutely beggars belief!
The only “promise” the Left have kept here - is to be “Ungovernable”! So ten years ago - you could get busted for Libel/Defamation of Character etc. and NOW we have actual TV people spewing forth their already-proven-to-be LIES aimed at a wrongly-accused man already found INNOCENT.
It the Left keep on pushing like this - then they will eventually reap the whirlwind.
Millions of right-wingers with guns who’d just LOVE to be given the word to “exterminate every criminal you find”.
The average gun-toting bod of any poltical persuasion - is barely kept in check as it is!
<Nutcase “Unhinged Leftie” approaches farmestead…>
“Hey scumbag! - Come out and get what’s coming to you! I’ve told the authorities that you’ve raped my kids, and killed my pets! This is a Democrat held state, so they’ve taken me dead seriously as they should! Now are you going to submit to my citizen’s arrest or not? HEY I’m talking to you taxpaing ■■■■■■■! I’m entitled to all your stuff by right of LAWYER on my saysay because only the Left tells the truth, and you can’t prove you’re not lying - so you’re ALWAYS going to be in the wrong! - HEY come out - or I’m coming in!”
<Walks in door, terrified homstead owner blows him away two seconds later>
In America - that is considered a fair fight.
What if such a scenario happened in Britain though?
We’re already got court cases being aimed at ex-soldiers “for killing the enemy” or “abusing prisoners”
FFS what were we supposed to do to the “enemy” or “prisoners”?
Have a sing-song? Give him a bit of my sandwich? Rehabilitiate them so they know which benefits to claim and how to claim them in the future?
Oh yes. The “enemy” has been installed in a residence in London that locals cannot posssibly afford to rent. Once there, he’s called all his family over, which are allowed to join him under “freedom of movement” - despite not being an EU citizen, nor having any slight intent to get a job nor “get with the British way of life” once here.
Nope.
The more the Left punish the Right for “speaking” against such travesties taking place right before our eyes - then the time will come eventually when we too - consider resorting to that age-old solver of “poltical conflicts” - open warfare.
It is against the law in this country to defend yourself using deadly force as it stands.
Technically, if a burglar breaks into your house unarmed, grabs a kitchen knife, and orders you to convert to Islam or die - then you have two options - convert to Islam or die.
If you take them down, then YOU are in court for using undue force against a vulnerable member of society who was unarmed when he broke into your house. His threats are only “hearsay”, as you didn’t get it on video, and your terrified family are blamed for their predicament for “marrying a White Supremacist” instead of a uncertain gender allocation of non-white ethnicity. Alternatively, the police send a car around next week to find the whole family wiped out, and said perp “nowhere to be found”. Footage taken of them by neighbors - the police don’t want, as it was taken without the assailant’s permission, and is therefore not admissible in court.
FFS. Anyone know how I can get sponsorship to emmigrate?
The whole Western LAWYER is the spiecies that threatens the whole of mankind the most now.
It is the LAW that has failed - letting all the old evils rise up to be a threat to the general population again. We can’t even have an honest WAR to cull down that excess population who seem to be increasingly “mentally ill”, and yet quick enough to consider murdering a political opponent, whilst refusing to fight for their host country, nor the one they came from, hence ran away from as deserting cowards.
No lawer can order the general public to “just bare your breast, and let them insert the knife - IF you don’t want to convert”.
It doesn’t matter if you’re religious or not - just that you’re an “Infidel”.
It doesn’t matter if you’re Rich or Poor - because do you think they will be asking you for your political persuasion, and “calmly move onto the next house” should you say “Hey guys, I voted to let you lot in!” Nope.
Killing tends to be indiscrimiate, when it comes. Murderers are not usually “Assassins” with a clear target. That makes a common scumbag murder actually sound like a discliplined soldier. Don’t give them such a lofty definition!
Isn’t it strange that we’ve yet to see any public figures bumped off by these people… I remember in the 70’s and 80’s where a number of our Westminster crowd - were killed, wounded, or maimed by the IRA actions.
What was done about *that? - Nothing. Sinn Fein and the IRA should have been exterminated down to the last man - but no.
We let them off… And let them off. and when eventually they have any degree of power - they act to get rid of the now “minority” of us that want them gone.
No thanks.
Tommy Robinson isn’t trying to be a “Saint”, and has no chance in not being a “Sinner”. just like the rest of us.
Support him - because otherwise when some villain comes, now fully protected by the law… - there won’t be anyone else to help you.
It is the LAW that I now suggest - is our greatest enemy of all.
