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LeftishBrit

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3. Fair enough; better to have him convicted on something clear-cut, than get off because of an

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 15, 2017, 01:52 PM

Jul 2017

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argument over intent.

Still, especially after Jo Cox, it should be fairly clear to anyone with the brains of a flea that such public threats could have nasty consequences. Of course, this viscount may *not* have the brains of a flea.

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Viscount jailed for offering money for killing of Gina Miller [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 OP

Glad he's being punished, though 12 weeks for incitement to murder seems rather lenient LeftishBrit Jul 2017 #1

Might be hard to prove it was meant as 'incitement to murder' muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #2

Fair enough; better to have him convicted on something clear-cut, than get off because of an LeftishBrit Jul 2017 #3