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Ricky Jones Cleared

438 replies

DancingFerret · 15/08/2025 12:33

Unbelievable (but not unexpected).

www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-15003437/Labour-councillor-cleared-cutting-throats-comment-rally.html

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PhilippaGeorgiou · 15/08/2025 14:20

SinisterBumFacedCat · 15/08/2025 14:09

He’s gone full Gregg Wallace using his neurodivergence as an excuse. Lucy Connelly was a grieving mother.
Men on the left can really get away with whatever the fuck they want.

I don't support what he said, but are you suggesting that the jury was fixed? It was them that decided to find him not guilty. And I think people need to be careful about the whole "using his neurodivergence as an excuse" because it isn't just men who do that, and there's several posters on here that, when pulled up for offensive or abusive comments claim that it's ok because their neurodivergence means that they are "blunt speakers" - and they seem to get away with that claim.

Not agreeing with the jury verdict is fine. But whatever reason they came to that conclusion was theirs and nothing to do with "the left" (which in my opinion he most certainly isn't - Labout hasn't been "left" in years). Lucy Connelly pleaded guilty, he did not. And she had the choice of retaining her own counsel and chose not to.

SriouslyWhutNow · 15/08/2025 14:18

Pressure was put on the people last year to plead guilty for a lighter sentence to avoid a jury trial, which they then didn't get any consideration for. And some of them were just honest people doing what they thought was the right thing having a conscience and feeling bad about having committed a crime, which leaves only one conclusion to be drawn about this bloke. Politicians are also experts at talking their way out of things and ordinary people generally don't get the daily practice at it.

PandoraSocks · 15/08/2025 14:17

The jury took half an hour to decide. There must have been a good reason for them all to agree a verdict so fast.

SinisterBumFacedCat · 15/08/2025 14:09

He’s gone full Gregg Wallace using his neurodivergence as an excuse. Lucy Connelly was a grieving mother.
Men on the left can really get away with whatever the fuck they want.

twistyizzy · 15/08/2025 13:55

unreasonablebaguette · 15/08/2025 13:43

Let me guess, he's got men's mental health.

Yep

ScholesPanda · 15/08/2025 13:52

It was the choice of the jury, he received a trial by his peers in the same way as anyone else is entitled to have.

mrshoho · 15/08/2025 13:48

What we have learnt today is never plead guilty and instead take your chance in court. All those who were sentenced for writing online messages, including Lucy Connolly, should have pleaded not guilty. They were probably told plead guilty, the evidence is clear, you'll get a lighter sentence. But they were then crucified. The evidence for Ricky Jones couldn't have been any clearer yet he is now free. This is a terrible day for UK justice. Most people in prison have will have suffered a bad childhood and have special needs.

unreasonablebaguette · 15/08/2025 13:43

Let me guess, he's got men's mental health.

PandoraSocks · 15/08/2025 13:41

twistyizzy · 15/08/2025 13:37

Yes I have edited to say justice.

Fair enough!

twistyizzy · 15/08/2025 13:37

PandoraSocks · 15/08/2025 13:36

How is it two tier policing? It was the jury's decision not the police's.

Very surprised he got off, though.

Yes I have edited to say justice.

PandoraSocks · 15/08/2025 13:36

How is it two tier policing? It was the jury's decision not the police's.

Very surprised he got off, though.

twistyizzy · 15/08/2025 13:34

He made a throat cutting action caught on camera etc and got let off?? 100% 2 tier justice, if he had been on the "wrong side" he would have been found guilty. Lucky for him he was on the "right" side!

randomusername03 · 15/08/2025 13:32

two tier justice. in the sense that he had the experience and wisdom of expensive solicitors who knew that tàking a chance on the jury ws the clever play where poir Lucy got the duty solicitor who was probably looking for the quickest/easiest way to settle the case.