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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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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. 🙄

purpleboy · 16/02/2021 23:41

Me either apart from I'm not fucking surprised.

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.

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?

Wearywithteens · 16/02/2021 23:48

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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.

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."

MaudTheInvincible · 16/02/2021 23:53

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

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.

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

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.
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?

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.
aweegc · 17/02/2021 03:12

I absolutely did not wish for that bit (touching underage girls) to happen. I'm incredibly sorry that happened.
"They looked much older as they walked down the street. I was riding down the street and did not take time to look at them.
"I'm really sorry about the underage bit. When she shouted 'paedo' down the street my heart sank and I fell to pieces. It became something different than I expected."

See those girls who look older than they actually are? How was I to know? I was just making a political statement by sexually assaulting random women who I only saw from behind. It wasn't my fault they were younger. And now, because they were, I'm feeling, like, really bad.

oldwomanwhoruns · 17/02/2021 05:09

Yup as @basedrops and @fallingirl said, the Hate crimes law needs repealing/amending, as females are not listed, so they can't commit 'hate crimes' against us. I've just written to my MP to try to get this changed, as how can we campaign, with the law in favour of, um, the other lot Angry

wellthatsunusual · 17/02/2021 05:16

@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?
Man admits doing something terrible, boasts of it even. And someone comes along and says it's not fair to name and shame him. Unbelievable.
DoctorHildegardLanstrom · 17/02/2021 05:30

I always go to my setting people on fire example when these sort of things come along,

I was just setting them on fire to prove their clothes were flammable and dangerous.

QueenoftheAir · 17/02/2021 07:17

I can't think of anything reasonable to say.

There isn’t anything reasonable to say.

ErrolTheDragon · 17/02/2021 08:46

@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?
You missed the part where he plead guilty? Confused Normal reporting of a crime, not 'naming and shaming'. Though of course he bloody well should be ashamed of assaulting women, though he seems completely unrepentant of that, only embarrassed about the girls.
Darcinian · 17/02/2021 08:52

@DoctorHildegardLanstrom

I always go to my setting people on fire example when these sort of things come along,

I was just setting them on fire to prove their clothes were flammable and dangerous.

I like this way of explaining it. I wish we could like.
Lammergeier · 17/02/2021 09:07

"They were whores" is a fucking serial killer justification.

SheGonBringThatAttitudeHome2 · 17/02/2021 09:12

I was very disappointed that Walesonline were not able to print a picture of this inadequate male.

I do hope we get one when he is sentenced.

MedusasBadHairDay · 17/02/2021 09:12

Wanna take bets on whether he's a member of any incel groups?

SheGonBringThatAttitudeHome2 · 17/02/2021 09:14

@Lammergeier

"They were whores" is a fucking serial killer justification.

Yes. Wasn't that basically Sutcliffe's "defence"?

HermitsLife · 17/02/2021 09:21

Yeah this is incel talk. There will be men online valourising him. He needs to be kept as far away from women and girls as possible for as long as possible, if ever there was a candidate for escalation this is your guy.