Mail carry out investigation into Trans terror group Bash Back

I was always taught that ignorance of the law is no defence... but somehow we seem to be moving towards a position whereby the first thing a prosecution needs to do is prove that the accused is not part of a marginalized community, is not suffering any sort of mental ill health or neuro-diversity, and can recite the full text of the relevant law with no errors. If not how on earth can we expect the individual concerned to understand that theft / assault / hacking / murder is wrong?

@KnottyAuty I'm well aware of asd as I am autistic and so is my ds.
His autism doesn't excuse his criminal behaviour or his hypocrisy.
His parents had a responsibility to teach him that disagreeing with someone doesn't give him the right to attack, hack or dox people. They clearly failed on atleast the last two but probably all 3 due to him being part of bash back.
Someone who is capable of getting a uni degree and go on to study a masters is capable of understanding and obeying the law

Redpath has potentially messed up his future prospects badly here. If there are tutors at Warwick who should have known what he was doing and didn’t, or who did know and did nothing, or who who gave him duff or deficient instruction in the legalities of hacking, I hope that this comes out via the court/legal process.

Trans is a red flag for possible autism. Trans plus IT expert is a double red flag. It is more than possible he is autistic, diagnosed or not... but the idea that his words can be trusted is a bit far fetched to me!

Good point - but the facial expression/eyes on the graduation photo doesn’t rule it out either

"If".

"Described as an ‘autistic, trans, anarcho-socialist, hackergirl’ on a now-deleted X account". Not exactly a reliable source is it, his own words?

We cannot help how we interpret society and how that affects our reactions to people we see or meet.

All we can do is make sure that we do our best to judge everyone based on their behaviours and what they state to be their opinions, and not allow our assumptions or preconceptions to encourage us into bigotry.

I think that’s a bit harsh. If the young man is autistic then you can’t parent that out of him just like a “refrigerator mother” couldn’t make him autistic in the first place. We’ve got no idea if they’re enabling his trans journey with gusto, being supportive with reservation or pulling their hair out. But any parent in this situation would be desperately worried. I feel sorry for them - if “Autumn” is found guilty then his future isn’t looking very bright. And maybe it was already a bit grim anyway - functioning in the real world is a lot harder than doing endless uni courses no matter how smart you are…

ETA no one gets an autism diagnosis if things are going well for them

I genuinely did it this morning. 6 ft tall, clean shaven man in early or mid 20s. Dressed fairly normal with a hint of the Brett Anderson or Jarvis Cocker about him. Long straight hair, and a jaw line that makes Christopher Reeve look a bit androngynous. "Is he a woman?" I thought.

Any who looks alternative and androgynous is someone who I would have gravitated towards as more interesting than your average person in 1995... 30 years on I will run a mile.

Oh me too!
I feel awful for thinking it too

"My client who is literally a cyber-security post-grad student is completely ignorant on legalities around cyber-security, and besides he is hard left so whatever he does is morally justified, every single time".

Well they created the monster both literally and figuratively so they really should be blaming themselves for their poor parenting choices.
The judge has found that there's enough evidence to link him to the ĥack/case that he refused the anonymity application so however much this man may value his privacy is irrelevant.
What's that saying again oh yes, live by the sword die by the sword

"Bash Back did all the criminal things and we are really good and wonderful and clever because we prioritze trans'women' and hate actual women, but no-one you have ever claimed or will in future claim to be part of Bash Back (including me typing this) are part of Bash Back."

Is it me or did anyone look at that picture of Redpath and think "that's a man. Actually, there's a slight hint of a submissive / kind vibe coming from his mounth - maybe he's actually a man pretending to be a woman".

We are at a point in society where I genuinely see a man who has grown his hair long and had a proper shave this morning and start wondering if he claims to be a woman even if there are no other signifiers. (obviously some men who claim to be women don't even bother with the shave, but the whole "bothering to shave" thing is a red flag now!)

Publishing the names of people who support the Free Speech Union is 'bravely fighting nazis'.

Publishing the name of a man who supports Trans Bash Back is 'putting a vulnerable person at risk'.

Ethical hacking is providing a security service by testing the weakness of systems with the permission of the owner of the said systems.
Ethical hacking is not attacking an IT system illegally "because someone deserves it". There's already a term for that, it's just called "crime".

I'm wondering if the women of 'Cyberwomen' will actually be breathing a deep sigh of relief that they no longer have to pretend to support 'Autumn' as their Diversity and Inclusion Officer. He took the name of their last president, and seems to me to have a bit of an unhealthy interest in belonging to this 'women's' group.

Let’s hope he gets booted off his PG course, whatever it is. But it’s Warwick (my own AM 😠) so who knows?

Indeed and also foolishly assumed that the people they disagree with must also be massively stupid (as well as being evil TERF bigots!)

In a fabulously ironic twist, Bashback are asking for Autumn Redpath's name and face not to be shared. He values his privacy, apparently.

I reckon his mum and dad are raging.

Prediction : "my client is a massive autistic and didn't know any better" is going to be relied upon in court - AKA The MacKinnon Defence.

OK so they (or at least someone with the twitter password) is saying he's a patsy.

OK let the law sort it out, and hopefully the people who did the Fucking Around crime will get a chance to Find Out soon.

I get the feeling that some individuals aren't as smart as they think they are... and have a rude awakening coming. Let's see.

Either it's true, or they are trying to protect him and themselves.

I wonder if dad has put him in the naughty corner