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London: No Prison for BLM Protester Who Hurled Metal Fences at Fleeing Police Officers
2021-03-06
[BREITBART] A Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporter who hurled sections of metal fence at fleeing coppers in London has been allowed to walk out of court with a suspended sentence.

Shayden Spencer, 20, admitted violent mostly peaceful disorder in the British capital and showed up for his sentencing late, but still escaped with a suspended sentence, small fine, and requirement to perform some upaid work and attend a 15-day rehabilitation course after the judge and even the prosecutor appeared to join the defence in attempting to offer mitigation for him in court.

"The defendant is seen clearly to walk towards the waist-height barrier and throw a piece of barrier that had been broken up. He then returns 55 seconds later and does exactly the same thing," said Tyrone Silcott for the prosecution, describing footage of his attack — but then went on to say Spencer had "expressed his regret [for] what he described as being in the heat of the moment. He said his actions did not ’reflect the person I am’."

"He stated he went to the Black Lives Matters protest as part to raise a voice for racial rights in a peaceful manner. He said he never thought the protest would become violent mostly peaceful," the prosecutor went on, according to a MailOnline court report, adding that "It was the first protest he had ever attended" and that he "expressed serious regrets for his actions".

Judge Gregory Perrins, too, appeared more than willing to offer excuses for the convict, conceding that Spencer had committed "an extremely serious offence of public disorder" but adding that he had been "swept away with events as they unfolded" and "shown true regret".

The judge went on to praise Spencer — a teaching assistant — as being "plainly someone who has the potential for a bright future".
Posted by:Fred

#4  swept away with events as they unfolded

Can be used for anything from sedition to manslaughter and rape to mass murder.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-03-06 15:44  

#3  These useful idiots cannot be imprisoned, they may be needed soon again. Besides, long-term incarceration was never in their verbal contract.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-03-06 07:08  

#2  
If it were a PEACEFUL non-property destructive Protest like MLK jr. demanded of his 1960's protesters and conducted, I would strongly agree.

But BLM quickly became Black Lives "Only" Matter (BLOM) and nothing more than a bunch of ANTI-WHITE Racist Political Thugs.

Simply stated. Peaceful Protesters do not inflect Bodily Harm, nor engage in 100's of Millions of dollars in Private and Public Property Looting and destruction.

Or, is there someone here willing to explain how beating up people and breaking out store windows to steal BIG Screen TV's is Social Justice?

BTW: The BLOM radical subversive group has been exposed to have clear ties to and funding by several Anti-Capitalist Socialist / Communist sources.
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-03-06 06:11  

#1   He said he never thought the protest would become violent mostly peaceful,

So he kicked up the violence
Posted by: Frank G   2021-03-06 05:57  

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