> 12 ordinary people came to the same conclusion I'm also not in any way outraged by the outcome, but actually this was heard in a magistrates' court so there

> 12 ordinary people came to the same conclusion I'm also not in any way outraged by the outcome, but actually this was heard in a magistrates' court so there would be no jury involved. > big evil government Nah, it's kind of down to the whims of the individual judge. The wording of the statutes is pretty broad and vague, and in practice I think you inevitably have to rely on the individuals who comprise the legal system to not be terrible. Right now I'd say that if people want to be outraged about the UK's legal system, they'd do better to direct their ire towards cuts in legal aid rather than "hate speech" laws (which have always existed in some form).