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Sex attacker says he was making a political point

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Shedbuilder · 16/02/2021 23:35

This story was reported earlier today on the BBC but they've removed the accused's justification for the attacks — that he was making a political point when he attacked 12 women and girls because he doesn't believe that women should wear enticing clothes in public. He rode up behind women, grabbed their bums and called them whores.

Explaining his behaviour, Smith said: "It was not a sexual thing. I was making a political statement about women wearing leggings or something where you can see their pants. I think it's a form of sexual harassment around men.'

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-admits-sexually-assaulting-12-19842475

I can't think of anything reasonable to say.

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CaraDuneRedux · 17/02/2021 02:35

@Tuesday2021

I don’t know the full story and absolutely DO NOT CONDONE his actions but I do disagree with naming and shaming when the guilty verdict has not been given. Can anyone enlighten me on what the outcome was?
He's admitted the crime, i.e. pled guilty, therefore no need for a trial or verdict, hence he can (and quite rightly has been) named.
Tuesday2021 · 17/02/2021 01:57

I don’t know the full story and absolutely DO NOT CONDONE his actions but I do disagree with naming and shaming when the guilty verdict has not been given. Can anyone enlighten me on what the outcome was?

Fallingirl · 17/02/2021 01:19

@BaseDrops

Sounds like a misogynist or sex based hate crime to me, oh wait that’s not a thing. Never mind. Confused
Ironically, it would have been a hate crime had he done it to those women against whom it would not have been sex based.
BaseDrops · 17/02/2021 00:01

Sounds like a misogynist or sex based hate crime to me, oh wait that’s not a thing. Never mind. Confused

DeaconBoo · 17/02/2021 00:01

There'll be some gullible boy out there who believes this bollocks though and will want to make 'political statements' of his own.
I'm glad the BBC removed that crap.

MaudTheInvincible · 16/02/2021 23:53

His own words make him sound like a rapey incel. What a sociopathic thing to do.

ErrolTheDragon · 16/02/2021 23:52

Blimey. That's as blatant an attempt at 'reverse victims and offender' as you could imagine. Confused
At least the judge was having none of it, unlike some of the awful victim blaming there's been before.
"This is serious offending by you against people who have done absolutely nothing wrong."

PicsInRed · 16/02/2021 23:48

Sound like he's admitting to a hate crime.

We should get on with making that a sentencing enhancement.

Wearywithteens · 16/02/2021 23:48

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StealthPolarBear · 16/02/2021 23:47

Not that it would be in any way OK, but I can only assume he also did it to men whose clothes he disapproved of?
Course not. Does he think we're stupid as well as sluts?

Thelnebriati · 16/02/2021 23:44

He was upset when one of the girls called him a peado because his ''political protest'' was suddenly turned into something upsetting.
Thankfully, Oliver James Smith has been remanded in custody.

purpleboy · 16/02/2021 23:41

Me either apart from I'm not fucking surprised.

BettyFilous · 16/02/2021 23:40

FFS! Not very mature, but it makes you want to go around kicking men in the balls and to justify it as sticking it to the patriarchy. 🙄