Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

[Nearly Sane]

I know there are various positions on free speech on the board but I struggle to see one where Yaxley-Lennon is not at fault here.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c704eedkqkvo

[jeremyp]

Yaxley-Lennon ... went on to post online a film claiming he had been “silenced” by the state.

This is true. He has been silenced by the state, following due process of the law. Now he's going to be detained against his will, also following due process. Couldn't happen to a more deserving chap.

[Nearly Sane]

This is true. He has been silenced by the state, following due process of the law. Now he's going to be detained against his will, also following due process. Couldn't happen to a more deserving chap.

Well he's been sent to jail for continuing to breach the court order, including as noted in the article by showing the film at a protest in Trafalgar Sq. It's easily accessed on Internet, and links to the film popped up at least 10 times on my Twitter feed yesterday following this, so he is strangely noisy for having been silenced.


 

[jeremyp]

Well he's been sent to jail for continuing to breach the court order, including as noted in the article by showing the film at a protest in Trafalgar Sq. It's easily accessed on Internet, and links to the film popped up at least 10 times on my Twitter feed yesterday following this, so he is strangely noisy for having been silenced.

OK. Perhaps it is better to  say the state attempted to silence him but failed and is thus punishing him for breaking the court order.