Posted on 12/08/2013 7:52:12 AM PST by Kip Russell
Three members of a self-styled "Muslim Patrol" vigilante group have been jailed for harassing, intimidating and assaulting people on the streets of east London while claiming they were enforcing sharia law.
A judge at the Old Bailey had heard that Jordan Horner, 19, Ricardo MacFarlane, 26, and a 23-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons, had terrorised a couple for walking through Bethnal Green holding hands, told a woman in Stepney that she would be punished in "hellfire" because of the way she was dressed, and attacked a group of men who were drinking in Shoreditch.
Horner – who has previously said he wants to bring sharia law to Britain – was jailed for a total of 17 months after pleading guilty to two charges of assault and two charges of using threatening words and behaviour.
MacFarlane was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to affray, while the 23-year-old received a six-month sentence after pleading guilty to affray.
Passing sentence on Friday, Judge Rebecca Poulet QC told them that while Islam was a peaceful religion, their conduct was "unfortunately anything but".
"One of the many good things about living in Great Britain is the tolerance and respect members of the public generally show to one another's religious beliefs, his dress or his chosen way of life.
"When, on occasions, a person shows their intolerance of another individual, whether by aggression or violence and in such a way as to cause real fear to the individual, then the law can be invoked to protect that individual."
The judge said that her sentencing powers were restricted because the prosecution had chosen not to prefer religiously aggravated offences.
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They probably could get away with it in the US. But only in Blue states that have restrictive gun laws. Just saying.
What's good for the goose should be good for the gander...
Off with their heads...
That is a good benchmark to stop this Shari Law nonsense...
affray [əˈfreɪ] n
(Law) Law a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place
Darned Irishmen causing trouble again.
Brain. Meet large caliber bullet. Enough said.
I wonder where she got that idea.
A persistant lie promulgated by the Left in the mistaken notion that all cultures and religions are equally good or bad.
The judge said that her sentencing powers were restricted because the prosecution had chosen not to prefer religiously aggravated offences.
Why do you suppose the prosecution chose not to prefer religiously aggravated offences. Could it be that Islam has preferred status in Britain.
-——A persistant lie promulgated by the Left in the mistaken notion that all cultures and religions are equally good or bad.-——
Strangely in this country you can get the perception that the hard left given the choice would rather live under the brutal extremes of Sharia Law than a live free in a Christian country.....
Must be me, but I cannot find this post again on FR. I used "History" to read it again.
Correction.
Found the post as listed.
It is simply disgusting that Western Leaders feel the need to parrot this obvious lie at all times.
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