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Ricky Jones: Suspended Labour councillor who called for protesters' throats to be cut at rally not guilty of encouraging violent disorder
Sky News UK ^ | 08 15 2025 | Staff

Posted on 08/15/2025 7:38:14 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

A suspended Labour councillor who said far-right protesters should have their throats slit has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder.

Ricky Jones, 58, drew his finger across his throat and called demonstrators "disgusting Nazi fascists" at an anti-racism protest in east London last August following the Southport murders.

Jones, a borough councillor in Dartford, Kent, from 2019, said he felt it was his "duty" to attend the protest in Walthamstow, despite being warned by his party to stay away. He was suspended the day after the incident.

Jones, of Dartford, who denied one count of encouraging violent disorder, told police he was "sorry" he made the comments "in the heat of the moment", and had not intended for them to be "taken literally", the court had earlier heard.

On Friday, jurors found Jones not guilty after just half an hour of deliberations. The suspended councillor was seen mouthing "thank you" at the jurors after the verdict was handed down.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: dartford; doublestandard; kent; labour; rickyjones; southportmurders; thetyburnjig; twotierkeir; unitedkingdom; walthamstow

1 posted on 08/15/2025 7:38:14 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

I guess the free speech attack in the UK is a one way street. Go figure.


2 posted on 08/15/2025 7:45:56 AM PDT by FLNittany
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To: yesthatjallen

Upon returning home, two of twelve jurors’ throats were slit in acts of multiculturalism by their muslim neighbors, shouting “Allahu Akhbar!”

Police are desperately searching for a motive, and have released the seven bloody handed Mohammeds on 100 pounds bail total.


3 posted on 08/15/2025 7:49:12 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (US spending on Ukraine over 3.5 years exceeds the all military aid to Israel over 77 years. - Grok)
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To: yesthatjallen

On the other hand, if you point that violent speech you will go to prison.


4 posted on 08/15/2025 7:49:14 AM PDT by sevlex
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To: FLNittany

Yup. The UK has committed national suicide. They just don’t know they’re dead yet. Right now it is culturally dead. The consequences will inevitably follow.


5 posted on 08/15/2025 7:55:18 AM PDT by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Well, at least he didn’t pray silently outside of an abortion clinic or share a meme over X.


6 posted on 08/15/2025 8:13:33 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: yesthatjallen

He’s not charged with encouraging violent disorder when he literally motioned that far-right protesters should have their throats slit, but men are being set up and arrested for cat-calling because they may be rapists in the future? Make it make sense.


7 posted on 08/15/2025 8:24:27 AM PDT by peggybac (“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” - Ayn Rand)
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To: yesthatjallen

IIRC Britain’s moslem population...and France’s as well...is now about 10%. If that’s correct it seems to me that both countries have passed the point of no return.


8 posted on 08/15/2025 8:29:54 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: yesthatjallen
Dang, lady. When did you get old, mean and British?

RickieLeeJonesRScover

9 posted on 08/15/2025 9:13:13 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fairies wear boots and you've got to believe me)
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To: peggybac; All

” He’s not charged with encouraging violent disorder when he literally motioned that far-right protesters should have their throats slit, but men are being set up and arrested for cat-calling because they may be rapists in the future? Make it make sense.”


It all makes sense once you realize that the Gov’t and ruling Elite of Britain is demonic , malevolent, destructive, and wants to destroy the nation and the people they rule over. Especially the Heritage population.


10 posted on 08/15/2025 9:41:34 AM PDT by Reverend Wright (Anschluss now !)
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To: yesthatjallen

I’ll be surprised if England is a western nation in 10 years.


11 posted on 08/15/2025 9:58:24 AM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: yesthatjallen

One wonders how the jury looked. Proably not Mr Jones, Brown, and Smith.


12 posted on 08/15/2025 10:39:27 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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