Tommy Robinson, the court case and (guffaw) 'free speech'

[not-bono-ever]

Yep but as I have said, I don’t underestimate this odious turd - he could now be in a position to use his economic status to thwart any future libel actions before they start. Depending on how he’s done this and his plans to remain in the public eye, this could be a new trajectory for his juggernaut of hate

 

[Dandred]

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[rubbershoes]

I guess you mean precedent? Do you have a link? I'm curious, but don't want to trawl through pages of tedious nonsense about that Ms Hopkins.

Jack Monroe successfully sued Hopkins for libel when she'd tweeted that Monroe had defaced a war memorial . Hopkins had to sell her house in Exeter to pay the award and the costs.

IIRC Monroe gave the money to charity.

Monroe had previously told Hopkins that she wouldn't sue if she apologised and gave £5k to a refugee charity but Hopkins is of course a dunder headed bigot and wouldn't

 

[Ax^]

I guess you mean precedent? Do you have a link? I'm curious, but don't want to trawl through pages of tedious nonsense about that Ms Hopkins.

Monroe v Hopkins - Wikipedia

 

[brogdale]

A collection of milk (shake) bottle tops?

 

[rubbershoes]

Monroe v Hopkins - Wikipedia

May I refer the honourable gentleman to the link in the previous fucking post to his

 

[The39thStep]

 

[keybored]

He's been back in court in relation to intimidating Lizzie Dearden.

Tommy Robinson hired private investigator to find journalist's home address

The EDL is in court regarding an application for a stalking protection order after turning up unannounced at a journalist's home.

metro.co.uk

 

[eatmorecheese]

Cokey comeuppance. Stupid twat.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Looks like he's been putting plenty of that 'unreliable sauce' he keeps mentioning on his chips

 

[cyril_smear]

Fuck Tommy Robinson, but fair play for attempting to make a journalist accountable for what they've written. Just my opinion.

 

[ddraig]

Fuck Tommy Robinson, but fair play for attempting to make a journalist accountable for what they've written. Just my opinion.

By going round their house in the dead of night??

 

[existentialist]

Fuck Tommy Robinson, but fair play for attempting to make a journalist accountable for what they've written. Just my opinion.

And how was he "making a journalist accountable for what they've written" by committing an act of harassment?

 

[Pickman's model]

Fuck Tommy Robinson, but fair play for attempting to make a journalist accountable for what they've written. Just my opinion.

ah - you're of the boris johnson / darius guppy school of journalistic accountability

 

[cupid_stunt]

Fuck Tommy Robinson, but fair play for attempting to make a journalist accountable for what they've written. Just my opinion.

You're a twat.

And, I doubt that is just my opinion.

 

[existentialist]

You're a twat.

And, I doubt that is just my opinion.

It's not. I think he's a twat, too.

 

[Pickman's model]

You're a twat.

And, I doubt that is just my opinion.

and mine

 

[BillRiver]

You're a twat.

And, I doubt that is just my opinion.

That post (by cyril_smear) was certainly very twattish.

 

[cyril_smear]

You're a twat.

And, I doubt that is just my opinion.

There's an old saying isn't there? Fight fire with fire! Maybe more people should use the very tactics(door stepping in this case) that reporters use. She didn't like the very thing that she does for a living happening to her. Oh the fucking irony of it.

 

[Raheem]

She probably doesn't have multiple convictions for assault, though.

 

[existentialist]

There's an old saying isn't there? Fight fire with fire! Maybe more people should use the very tactics(door stepping in this case) that reporters use. She didn't like the very thing that she does for a living happening to her. Oh the fucking irony of it.

I'm not especially surprised that it's you, of all people, who is seeking to excuse this twat's outrageous behaviour.

 

[BillRiver]

There's an old saying isn't there? Fight fire with fire! Maybe more people should use the very tactics(door stepping in this case) that reporters use. She didn't like the very thing that she does for a living happening to her. Oh the fucking irony of it.

 

[keybored]

There's an old saying isn't there? Fight fire with fire!

I must have missed the bit where Dearden was hammering on Stephen's door in the small hours.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

TR also spread completely imaginary rumours that her partner was a paedophile. Common press accountability tactic that.

 

[cupid_stunt]

There's an old saying isn't there? Fight fire with fire! Maybe more people should use the very tactics(door stepping in this case) that reporters use. She didn't like the very thing that she does for a living happening to her. Oh the fucking irony of it.

She worked for The Independent, not the bloody Sun or Mail, so is unlikely to be the 'door stepping' type.

But, hey, you think it's fine for a convicted thug to turn-up at night to harass and intimidate a young female reporter, kicking off outside, and shouting that her innocent partner is a ‘paedophile.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Journalists don’t usually shout abuse through peoples letterboxes

 

[cyril_smear]

I'm not especially surprised that it's you, of all people, who is seeking to excuse this twat's outrageous behaviour.

I think he’s a cunt, frankly. But I find this case hilarious. Reporter takes offence at having privacy invaded... you couldn’t make it.

 

[cyril_smear]

Journalists don’t usually shout abuse through peoples letterboxes

Don’t they?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Robinson calls himself a journalist all the time, so, I guess at least one does. If you believe him.