From Jihad Watch:
A British court upholds Sharia: "Anti-Allah outburst earns EDL supporter £200 fine after protest in Leicester," by Terry Hall for the Leicester Mercury, November 27 (thanks to Sean):
A British court upholds Sharia: "Anti-Allah outburst earns EDL supporter £200 fine after protest in Leicester," by Terry Hall for the Leicester Mercury, November 27 (thanks to Sean):
A man has been fined for making offensive comments about Allah during the English Defence League protest in Leicester.
Lee Whitby was found guilty of using racially aggravated abusive words during the protest in the city centre on Saturday, October 9.
During a trial at Leicester Magistrates' Court yesterday, the 27-year-old pleaded not guilty to chanting "threatening, abusive or insulting" words that were likely to cause "harassment, alarm or distress."
Although he admitted making comments, Whitby said he did not believe they would have been heard by anyone other than police officers or fellow EDL supporters.
However, magistrate Rick Moore ruled that officers were likely to have been alarmed by the defendant's words....
Whitby, who chose to represent himself, said: "I went to an EDL demo and was in an area which was isolated away from everyone else.
"The only people that would have heard were the EDL.
"I was not aiming it at anyone. No-one around would find it offensive. Otherwise, I wouldn't have said it.
"I was just voicing my opinion at an EDL meeting with just EDL people around."
Alexandra Blossom, prosecuting, said the comments made were bound to cause harassment, alarm or distress because of Leicester's multicultural society and the fact the words were said in the city centre.
She said: "A number of people present that day were likely to be offended.
"It was a high-profile event and members of the public would have been in the city on a Saturday.
"The remarks are even offensive to police.
"A clear message needs to be sent out about using such behaviour in a multicultural city."
The court heard Whitby had two previous convictions for common assault.
Mr Moore said: "It is a fact you were with others chanting and police were within hearing distance but there is no evidence of non-police officers within hearing distance.
"It is likely that a police officer or officers hearing the words would be likely to be alarmed and for that reason we find you guilty of this offence."
Whitby was fined £200 and ordered to pay a further £200 in costs, as well as a £15 victim surcharge.
when british muslims hold up signs in london saying dead service men go to hell and they want to kill anyone who insults islam,
ReplyDeleteare they fined? or are fines only a one direction tool aimed at the indiginous peoples of the british isles?
Mohammed the resentful toyboy.
ReplyDeleteNo, rumcrook, they are not fined.
ReplyDelete"Such behavior in a multicultural city"? WHOSE behavior in a multicultural city? It's not OK to mutter to your friends that Allah is a pussy -- or was once, before the A-Rab Sons of the Burning Desert Sands decided they needed a Giant Dickhead in the Sky who would better reflect their character.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not OK to mutter that.
But scream BEHEAD ALL THOSE WHO INSULT Allah, which is explicit incitement to violence, and the same police who will arrest the other guy will fall all over themselves to ensure that your delicate little sensibilities are not offended.
And the poor widdle judge feels everyone would be so "alarmed" he just HAS to ensure that this naughty boy is TAUGHT A LESSON.
Listen, the next time I hear whining about the EDL in the context of what is happening over there it had better be the equivalent of "HANG ALL THOSE WHO WORSHIP ALLAH" with a background history of actually doing that, or I do not want to hear about it.
Good thing that effing judge doesn't get to hear what I mutter to myself many, many times during every single day.