To think Lucy Connolly has been made an example of?

[SouthernFashionista]

Have any of you read this article about Lucy Connolly who tweeted inflammatory comments following the Southport murders? I have to admit that at the time I was fully supportive of having her locked up, with the key thrown away. But reading this article made me view it all a little differently. Surely she has done her time?
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/04/lucy-connolly-southport-riots-axel-rudakubana-taylor-swift/

The sentencing remarks say this;

1. Lucy Connolly you have pleaded guilty to the offence of distributing material with the intention of stirring up racial hatred.

I suffered trauma when my friend was stabbed 71 times and had her throat slit.

Does that make me eligible for me to say what I want and commit any crime because of this trauma? I can get off the hook on any crime because of this, right?

Absolutely not! What has happened in my life I would not replicate or support anyone doing or harming anyone. Nor would I say because of what happened to my friend means I can do what I want. Absolutely not.

They also say:

12. in relation to your culpability this is clearly a category A case - as both prosecution and your counsel agree - because you intended to incite serious violence

13. in relation to harm it is again agreed, correctly, that what you did encouraged activity which threatened or endangered life

That's single paragraph is not the entirety of the summation. The judge said that Connolly
had encouraged activity which threatened or endangered life. Read it for yourself.

randomchap
the demonstration outside the Danish Embassy back in 2006
There were some fairly hefty prison sentences handed down

What a charming group of men - one is currently serving a life sentence for terrorism offences and another set up a website in prison, advising other prisoners that they; 'should lie about being reformed individuals so they can be freed and resume their campaign as “combatants” in “a state of war” against Britain.'

I feel complete sympathy for her.
Nobody should be arrested for posting tweets. Inciting violence is a crime but it hardly warrants 3 years in prison, I think being sent a fine in the post would be sufficient punishment and enough to put someone off doing it again!

And she was right about the government - they did cover up it being terror related and that the perpetrator was a known potential terror threat!

Maitri108
That's a single paragraph is not the entirety of the summation

That's what she pleaded guilty to though - not as you posted.

As per my link yesterday;

Connolly is also seeking to appeal against her sentence, with a hearing due on May 15. Adam King, her barrister, is expected to argue that the judge miscategorised her offence, with a sentence wrongly based on intending to incite serious violence.

This meant she received a longer sentence than she should have done. If it had been “correctly” categorised under Sentencing Council guidelines, she could have been jailed for less than two years, which would have made her eligible for a suspended prison sentence.

Mr King will also argue that the judge failed to give sufficient weight to mitigating factors.

The judge said:

“You intended to incite serious violence. What you did encouraged activity which threatened or endangered life.”

That's why she received the sentence she did.

From your own post:

is expected to argue that the judge miscategorised her offence, with a sentence wrongly based on intending to incite serious violence.

whippy1981
I suffered trauma when my friend was stabbed 71 times and had her throat slit.
Does that make me eligible for me to say what I want and commit any crime because of this trauma?

No, but it might get your sentence reduced due to mitigating factors.

your quote:

“The death of a child in a hospital does not make someone encourage others to murder a certain group. That was her choice of words that did that.
So why is she encouraging others to kill children? Her words put children at risk of death. If she was that bothered by it why did she encourage others to kill children?”

also;
“She supported the murder of other children because of their ethnicity.”

We all know full well you meant children and not adults per your quotes above. so stop lying and manipulating to suit your narrative. Lucy never once encouraged anyone to kill children and you can’t quote she did.
Now suddenly you are referring to adult children which you never meant at all 😂

I wouldn't do the crime or if I did that would be my choice and there would be no mitigating factors as my friend being murdered is nothing to do with immigration.

Maitri108
The judge said

But that's not what you posted - you said;

She pled guilty to inciting serious violence and encouraging activity which threatened or endangered life

Whereas, the sentencing remarks say;

1. Lucy Connolly you have pleaded guilty to the offence of distributing material with the intention of stirring up racial hatred.

I also quoted similar and I meant exactly that. Losing your own child and then calling for the burning of other peoples children is beyond comprehension.

and as has already been stated…..under 18s do live in these hotels. So if the death of under 18s is a bridge too far for you, they could well have been in any of the hotels targeted by rioters.

I meant both! Children and adults are also children of others. Not rocket science to understand is it? You suggested it was ok because they were adults and adults are not children of others so can be burnt alive apparently with no impact on families.

Yes she did, she supported setting fire to hotels with people inside.

Was your friend stabbed 71 times and had her throat slit or was that a hypothetical scenario?

You said Lucy was encouraging others to kill children but she where did she say anything about killing kids?
If you’re going to accuse her of something then get your facts straight and stop referring to adults as children as we all know that’s what you meant 🙄

Are you actually saying I made it up? You have no shame do you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-11540633

I am also quoting the sentencing remarks:

12. In relation to your culpability this is clearly a category A case – as both
prosecution and your counsel agree, because you intended to incite serious violence.

Mumble12
i doubt they disagree that setting fire to an occupied building will likely result in death.

How many rioters were charged with attempted murder?

She wanted the hotels to burn with people inside. Hotels contain adults and children.

No - I asked a genuine question.

Please do point out where I suggested it was okay because they were adults? Another lie of yours. I pointed out to you that Lucy never mentioned killing children.

So why did you ask if it was genuine or not?

None because no hotels were set on fire.

you're ok if someone threatens to set fire to your home then?

Both Whippy and I have responded to this question multiple times. You can keep repeating it and we can keep giving the same answer if you like.