Miranda in court

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I didn't realise Miranda Yardley was in court today over alleged transphobic harrasment.

Debbie Hayton
‏ @DebbieHayton
At Basildon Magistrates Court where Miranda Yardley is on trial for transphobic Harassment. The prosecution applied for reporting restrictions to prevent the complainant Helen Islan from being named. The judge has not granted them. So Helen Islan can be named.

Sending Miranda good luck vibes.

I posted this earlier but for those that missed it there appears to be demands on IPSO that thee should be special protection from the press for some minority groups, including, apparently protection against "transphobic articles by UK news media".

Most of the press are not keen on anything that curtails the freedom of the press. I think there will be much interest in this case. And it may we'll represent something of a watershed. I hope.

*may well

It's also being discussed on Reddit.
www.reddit.com/r/GenderCritical/comments/aw4e1f/a_trans_woman_is_on_trial_for_transphobia/

How nice to come back to thread and see that logic and sanity have prevailed
So relieved for Miranda
More confirmation, if we needed it, that there it such a massive amount of vindictive Batshitery propagated by TRA 'champions'.
Can't believe the CPS went ahead with this. What a waste of public money.

The lies on Twitter have started....

twitter.com/RadFemK/status/1101526500631826433

"Terfs literally just intimidated the mother of a trans child into not pushing charges on Miranda Yardley who doxxed her trans son and shared his photo with her thousands of twitter followers by sharing her full name"

Retweeted by Rachel McK.

I'm wondering if the CPS are now so fed up with all the ridiculous reports from compliant police forces that they actually chose to run with this one, knowing it could never stand up to evidential examination (just like all the similar reports they've had to look at), in order to make a very clear point to those forces who make the referrals.

I'd like to add my thanks and congratulations to Miranda too. I'll deffo contribute if you're out of pocket but, for now, happy Friday and and
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Not to press charges? She had her day in court and lost. Bunch of cry babies.

By "terfs" presumably Rachel McK means the judge, the lawyers... and so on.

That comment is just bonkers. She was "pushing charges" - that's why it was in court! Having your case thrown out because there's no case to answer isn't being intimidated into not "pushing charges", fgs.

Why would they stop lying now? It’s served them so well so far.

We should apply to the National Lottery Fund to support people who have suffered vexatious litigation and/or police proxy harassment perpetrated by Mermaids representatives. There's an obvious demand.

"Terfs literally just intimidated the mother of a trans child into not pushing charges on Miranda Yardley who doxxed her trans son and shared his photo with her thousands of twitter followers by sharing her full name"

Literally, like.

Will they ever stop lying? Well it in the nature innit?

That'll be 'literally' as in, well, nothing really resembling this at all. It's a whole new genre, 'literally fiction'.

I swear I did a fist bump when I read it had been thrown out by the judge! All the rape cases that never make it to trial and this vexatious pile of crap did? Hooray for British justice!! 😀😀😀

On the question of costs, from what I can gather (IANAL) Miranda has been awarded costs which the CPS are liable for. However this will only be at the legal aid rate.

Defendants in criminal trials are eligible for legal aid, including representation, depending on income.

If Miranda got full legal aid, all the awarded costs could be recouped by the Lord Chancellor.

If he got partial legal aid, that part could be recouped and Miranda gets to keep what's left over towards what he spent.

If he got no legal aid (income too high or didn't apply), Miranda gets to keep the whole costs award but it probably won't come anywhere near what he spent.

www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/defence-costs-orders/

www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/costs#a20

'"Terfs literally just intimidated the mother of a trans child into not pushing charges on Miranda Yardley'

It's that fascinating new usage of 'literally' again, as in 'literal violence'. As far as I can see it basically means something isn't true.

Yes, it's the "new" meaning of literally in use, I think. As in - not literally at all.

Tiny ray of light - the account that tweeted that has now been suspended. (Not Rachel McK, the original tweeter).

I was thinking the same as BettyFloop. CPS might well have refused to prosecute in other cases, and so were under increasing pressure to do something about this 'trasphobia'. And are now sitting in a pub somewhere toasting whoever and saying 'we told you'.

Will they ever stop lying? Well it in the nature innit?

It always makes me think of the fable of the scorpion and the frog.

I’m more lowbrow and was thinking of Amazulu’s ‘The snake’

"Will they ever stop lying?"

no

What BettyFloop said.

Is there a Crowdfunder for Miranda' legal costs? I would love to contribute.

I would also contribute.

@ToeToToe

I have responded to a man who commented on that tweet.