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In 2018 Tommy Robinson was imprisoned in solitary for over a month for doing a video report on the sidewalk near the court where child grooming gangs were facin

In 2018 Tommy Robinson was imprisoned in solitary for over a month for doing a video report on the sidewalk near the court where child grooming gangs were facing trial. That led to massive protests and marches, many in the UK do not like that restriction. Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE8jErMxCUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE8jErMxCUA The wider public is essentially restricted from knowing about trial proceedings in the UK. As a result it's not unusual for attention or knowledge about major cases to die off after the initial notice, even though the court cases go on for years.

pseudolus 8y ago
Tommy Robinson was imprisoned for contempt of court - violating a court order which prohibited filming or photographing. Essentially, he was attempting to film defendants who, at the time, had not been determined to be guilty but whose case was pending before a jury. Relative to the "massive protests and marches", they had less to do with the perceived and perhaps actual infringement of speech and more to do with the fact that they were in support of an individual associated with the UK far right [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_(activist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_(activist)
teh_klev 8y ago
> where child grooming gangs were facing trial Let me fix that for you: "where suspected child grooming gangs were facing trial" - innocent until proven guilty. > In 2018 Tommy Robinson was imprisoned in solitary for over a month This isn't true and is sensationalising the facts. Tommy Robinson's imprisonment had been recorded as a criminal rather than a civil offence which affects contact with the outside world (as it does with all criminal offenders incarcerated in the UK). "The failings also meant Robinson was recorded as a criminal, rather than civil, prisoner and deprived of visits, free communications and other freedoms he should have been allowed."[0] Also Robinson, due to his notoriety, was not jailed with the general population for his own safety: "The appeal was launched outside the 28-day time limit for challenging convictions, but was allowed after judges heard that legal meetings were delayed by Robinson being held in “effective solitary confinement” for his own safety."[0] It would seem that even convicted and jailed criminals aren't huge fans of Robinson's racist activities. > That led to massive protests and marches Only by the far right (BNP and EDL) who are still very much a minority in the UK. [0]: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-free-prison-bail-appeal-hearing-edl-leader-leeds-a8472921.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-f...

pseudolus 8y ago

Tommy Robinson was imprisoned for contempt of court - violating a court order which prohibited filming or photographing. Essentially, he was attempting to film defendants who, at the time, had not been determined to be guilty but whose case was pending before a jury. Relative to the "massive protests and marches", they had less to do with the perceived and perhaps actual infringement of speech and more to do with the fact that they were in support of an individual associated with the UK far right [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_(activist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_(activist)

teh_klev 8y ago

> where child grooming gangs were facing trial Let me fix that for you: "where suspected child grooming gangs were facing trial" - innocent until proven guilty. > In 2018 Tommy Robinson was imprisoned in solitary for over a month This isn't true and is sensationalising the facts. Tommy Robinson's imprisonment had been recorded as a criminal rather than a civil offence which affects contact with the outside world (as it does with all criminal offenders incarcerated in the UK). "The failings also meant Robinson was recorded as a criminal, rather than civil, prisoner and deprived of visits, free communications and other freedoms he should have been allowed."[0] Also Robinson, due to his notoriety, was not jailed with the general population for his own safety: "The appeal was launched outside the 28-day time limit for challenging convictions, but was allowed after judges heard that legal meetings were delayed by Robinson being held in “effective solitary confinement” for his own safety."[0] It would seem that even convicted and jailed criminals aren't huge fans of Robinson's racist activities. > That led to massive protests and marches Only by the far right (BNP and EDL) who are still very much a minority in the UK. [0]: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-free-prison-bail-appeal-hearing-edl-leader-leeds-a8472921.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-f...