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Man charged over burning effigy of Grenfell Tower.

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IhateBoswell · 16/04/2019 14:30

Good. What a dickhead.

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PristineCondition · 16/04/2019 14:40

That video was disgusting and the the racist jokes and commentary was just awful
72 people died and the owner of a block of flats thinks it's hilarious? Utter cunt

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Micky665544 · 02/05/2019 13:45

although it's in poor taste, what is the actual 'crime' here?

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Mintandthyme · 02/05/2019 13:48

although it's in poor taste, what is the actual 'crime' here?

Did you read the linked newspaper article??
He is charged with ‘sending or causing to be sent grossly offensive material’. Those are criminal acts.

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Micky665544 · 02/05/2019 13:52

no, I didn't actually read it - who did he send it to?

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VaggieMight · 02/05/2019 13:56

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Micky665544 · 02/05/2019 14:03

this is kind of what I was refering to - ie. what is the crime in making the effigy? I can't actually see one here

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HelenaDove · 29/07/2019 17:52

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Grenfell effigy defendant Paul Bussetti's lawyer is arguing the bonfire night video does not amount to racial abuse, and is protected under free speech laws. And he's just played the Boris Johnson card...
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He points out things Johnson has said to offend people. "None of these things cross the threshold for hate speech as they all emanate from the mouth of the man who is now Prime Minister. He hasn't been prosecuted for any of them. That tells you what is & isn't racist hate speech"
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In Bussetti's video, one of the partygoers talks about "ninjas" in the burning tower effigy, referring to the figure of a Muslim woman. Bussetti's lawyer points out PM Johnson called them "letterboxes" and "bank robbers" and was not prosecuted.
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Judge rejects bid by Bussetti to get the case thrown out. The Boris Johnson argument didn't work. Trial goes part-heard until next month when he will give his defence.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/07/2019 18:13

What will his defence be exactly. It's not fault your honour, I'm a nasty racist classist cunt!Angry

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HelenaDove · 29/07/2019 18:32

We have a PM so racist that the defence lawyer tried to use him as a benchmark.

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Isatis · 31/07/2019 00:47

They seem to be suggesting it doesn't meet the technical requirements of the charge because he only sent the video to very restricted groups and it's not his fault someone published it elsewhere and it went viral.

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