George Galloway attacked
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BlackLabel said:
bbc said:
A man who attacked Respect MP George Galloway while calling him an "anti-Semitic little man" has been jailed.
The pro-Palestine MP for Bradford West was left with cuts and bruises following the attack by drug addict Neil Masterson in Notting Hill, west London.
The 39-year-old from Kensington was jailed for 16 months for the attack.
He told Isleworth Crown Court he felt "morally justified" in attacking the MP because he was a "Nazi".
Masterson, who used to work for the Department of Work and Pensions and as a manager at the BBC, had previously admitted assaulting Mr Galloway and a second charge of common assault against a man who had been posing for a picture with the MP as the attack happened on 29 August.
'Kung-fu style' kick
The defendant, who was wearing a pink T-shirt with an Israeli Defence Force logo when he was arrested, told police officers Mr Galloway had a "shameful" attitude towards Jews, the court heard.
The MP believed he would have been killed if Masterson, who had "recently undergone a conversion towards Judaism", had been armed with a knife during their chance meeting, the judge was told.
Judge Aidan Marron QC said: "While you are no longer facing a charge of religiously aggravated assault, it would be unreal to ignore that the motivation for this... was your profound hostility to Mr Galloway's views."
He said Masterson's "loathing" of Mr Galloway was manifested by what he did at the start of the assault and said afterwards in interviews.
The attack happened when the MP was posing for a photo with a Moroccan doctor near his car in Golborne Road.
Prosecutor Michelle Nelson said Masterson approached them "in a rage" and mentioned the Holocaust.
The attack on the MP included 10 punches and a "Kung-fu style" kick that did not connect but caused Mr Galloway to fall into the road, where Masterson continued hitting him.
She said Masterson admitted to police he had said "anti-Semitic little man" before swearing at the MP and calling him "a morally and intellectually bankrupt person".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30437479The pro-Palestine MP for Bradford West was left with cuts and bruises following the attack by drug addict Neil Masterson in Notting Hill, west London.
The 39-year-old from Kensington was jailed for 16 months for the attack.
He told Isleworth Crown Court he felt "morally justified" in attacking the MP because he was a "Nazi".
Masterson, who used to work for the Department of Work and Pensions and as a manager at the BBC, had previously admitted assaulting Mr Galloway and a second charge of common assault against a man who had been posing for a picture with the MP as the attack happened on 29 August.
'Kung-fu style' kick
The defendant, who was wearing a pink T-shirt with an Israeli Defence Force logo when he was arrested, told police officers Mr Galloway had a "shameful" attitude towards Jews, the court heard.
The MP believed he would have been killed if Masterson, who had "recently undergone a conversion towards Judaism", had been armed with a knife during their chance meeting, the judge was told.
Judge Aidan Marron QC said: "While you are no longer facing a charge of religiously aggravated assault, it would be unreal to ignore that the motivation for this... was your profound hostility to Mr Galloway's views."
He said Masterson's "loathing" of Mr Galloway was manifested by what he did at the start of the assault and said afterwards in interviews.
The attack happened when the MP was posing for a photo with a Moroccan doctor near his car in Golborne Road.
Prosecutor Michelle Nelson said Masterson approached them "in a rage" and mentioned the Holocaust.
The attack on the MP included 10 punches and a "Kung-fu style" kick that did not connect but caused Mr Galloway to fall into the road, where Masterson continued hitting him.
She said Masterson admitted to police he had said "anti-Semitic little man" before swearing at the MP and calling him "a morally and intellectually bankrupt person".
Guam said:
burwoodman said:
ridiculous sentence unless he has priors.
Frankly I think the guy got off light, we cant have people attacked in the street because folk don't like their opinions, down that road lies chaos.It varies massively. I think 18 months is relatively light especially when the individual -
a) shows no remorse
b) admits that if he had a weapon such as a knife he would have killed Galloway
He actually sounds like an extreme and dangerous character and I would be worried about what he might do after he is released.
a) shows no remorse
b) admits that if he had a weapon such as a knife he would have killed Galloway
He actually sounds like an extreme and dangerous character and I would be worried about what he might do after he is released.
Judges do exactly that - "judge".
They weigh up all the factors and facts that have been presented before them and make their sentencing decision based on those facts.
We, the public, unless we have been present in the court for the entirety of the trial, will only hear or read excerpts and highlights of any trial. And we won't have been in the presence of the accused to assess their demeanour, attitude and general "aura" - all of which the judge will be taking into account when deciding what the appropriate sentence should be.
They weigh up all the factors and facts that have been presented before them and make their sentencing decision based on those facts.
We, the public, unless we have been present in the court for the entirety of the trial, will only hear or read excerpts and highlights of any trial. And we won't have been in the presence of the accused to assess their demeanour, attitude and general "aura" - all of which the judge will be taking into account when deciding what the appropriate sentence should be.
Guam said:
burwoodman said:
ridiculous sentence unless he has priors.
Frankly I think the guy got off light, we cant have people attacked in the street because folk don't like their opinions, down that road lies chaos.King 
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said:Guam said:
burwoodman said:
ridiculous sentence unless he has priors.
Frankly I think the guy got off light, we cant have people attacked in the street because folk don't like their opinions, down that road lies chaos.
According to Russell Brand, Mr Farage reckons it's fine to give kids a quick slap.
I wonder if the BBC has it on tape..?
Russell Brand said:
In the “practice question” Farage says it’s okay to hit children “it’s good for them to be afraid” he said.
From his blog : http://www.russellbrand.com/2014/12/answer-time/I wonder if the BBC has it on tape..?
I don't understand the knife business.
"The MP feared he could have been killed if the attacker had a knife. He went on to say a gun would have been pretty dicey too, and that he had a genuine fear of what may have happened had the attacker been a cyborg sent from the future to kill him. Finally, he said, he was in counselling to deal with the fictional repercussions of a hypothetical attack that day by mongol hordes on Notting Hill High Street"
"The MP feared he could have been killed if the attacker had a knife. He went on to say a gun would have been pretty dicey too, and that he had a genuine fear of what may have happened had the attacker been a cyborg sent from the future to kill him. Finally, he said, he was in counselling to deal with the fictional repercussions of a hypothetical attack that day by mongol hordes on Notting Hill High Street"
http://www.georgegalloway.net/
If you can put any prejudice aside for a moment have a read of the two top topics...
If you can put any prejudice aside for a moment have a read of the two top topics...
Mojocvh said:
http://www.georgegalloway.net/
If you can put any prejudice aside for a moment have a read of the two top topics...
He has a go at the US for torture but is best mates with Assad and various other colourful characters from the Middle East.If you can put any prejudice aside for a moment have a read of the two top topics...
King said:
said: According to Russell Brand, Mr Farage reckons it's fine to give kids a quick slap.
I wonder if the BBC has it on tape..?
If you mean was it recorded, oh yes, it will be recorded. Russell Brand said:
In the “practice question” Farage says it’s okay to hit children “it’s good for them to be afraid” he said.
From his blog : http://www.russellbrand.com/2014/12/answer-time/I wonder if the BBC has it on tape..?
And if that is what Farage had actually said it would have been front page news this morning, don't you think?
Just like Nicky Morgan - a TORY - who was also on tv, and recorded, advocating that smacking is fine provided it doesn't leave a mark!
So, there you have it: Brand drivel. In fact, I have just read through his drivel you linked to. God, his Revolution book must be really bloody hard work ...ahh, but then that would have been 'ghost' written and edited.
I haven't had cause to read his own drivel until now. He can hardly string a proper sentence together. Comical. But then that is what he aspires to isn't it?
Art0ir said:
burwoodman said:
He has a go at the US for torture but is best mates with Assad and various other colourful characters from the Middle East.
It doesn't change the fact a lot of what he says about the middle East and the West's relationship with it, is correct.I consider him a traitor and anti Britain.
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