Billy Thompson, a 31-year-old from Maryport, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for posting a comment on Facebook that included offensive language and emojis of an ethnic minority person and a gun. This comment was made in response to a police dispersal order aimed at preventing potential disorder.
Thompson’s lawyer mentioned that the comment was part of an online conversation with a family member and was directed at the police, not at any ethnic group. However, the court did not accept this explanation, considering the context of ongoing civil unrest in the country.
🇬🇧MAN JAILED IN UK FOR COMMENTING ON FACEBOOK POST ABOUT RIOTS
31-year-old Billy Thompson was sent to prison for 12 weeks after he replied "Filthy ba**ards" on a post about the Police issuing a dispersal order to try and prevent protests from becoming violent.
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— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 9, 2024
The UK is now arresting people
For RetweetsI repeat
The UK is now arresting people for *RETWEETS*
They allow migrant gangs to rape and kill children but only arrest those retweeting the truth?!pic.twitter.com/TggKZLlnPd
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 7, 2024
BREAKING: UK authorities are now arresting citizens for social media posts that contain "inaccurate information."
Holy sh*t.
"A woman has been arrested in relation to inaccurate information on social media…"
"A 55-year-old woman was arrested earlier today… on suspicion of… pic.twitter.com/NCntUqWSZL
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 8, 2024
The head of the Met Police intends to charge and extradite foreigners who “provoke” unrest in the UK under terrorism laws. This may include Elon Musk and any other high profile targets who break British law.
Expressing harmful opinions is against the law in the UK. pic.twitter.com/Qg1sHxZ6su
— Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) August 9, 2024