Posted on 02/12/2022 7:17:57 PM PST by Angelino97
A racist Grenfell volunteer who claimed the 72 tower fire victims were 'burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice' has been jailed for 11 months.
Tahra Ahmed, 51, posted 'virulently' antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media days after the fire in west London.
Following a trial at the Old Bailey, she was found guilty of two counts of stirring up racial hatred by publishing written material.
On Friday Ahmed, who had volnteered to help survivors of tghe fire and grieving families in the days after the blaze, was jailed for 11 months.
Previously, prosecutor Hugh French told jurors that an examination of her account revealed two posts in January and June 2017 that 'crossed the line as to what is acceptable in a liberal society'.
On June 18, 2017 — four days after the Grenfell Tower fire — Muslim Ahmed posted a video on Facebook of the blaze and referred to it being a 'Jewish sacrifice', the Old Bailey heard.
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Oxymoron. What other kind are there?
“volnteered”
“tghe”
“aftet”
The author ought to get 30 days for turning-off spell checker.
I had the same reaction. The Daily Mail is slipping.
It should not be illegal to have a crazy thought “in a liberal society.”
That is a subjective determination.
Is she a sister of Rep. Tlaib? Sure sounds like her and camel lover Ilhan Omar.
True. In Britain, they don't cancel or deplatform thought criminals. They jail them.
The Brits who fought in the world wars were told their sacrifice was to preserve a free Britain. Guess not.
I disagree. I think it’s important for there to be stupid(liberal) people in society.
They’re an example to the rest of us.
Not sure that merits jail.
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