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Politicians Are Not Prosecuted for Incitement to Murder
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30, July #SpeechClampdown, #TrendShock

Politicians Are Not Prosecuted for Incitement to Murder

The scandal surrounding the Green Party leader’s Instagram post is gaining momentum. While the head of Reform UK is demanding the arrest of his opponent, the public is asking why ordinary people are punished for social media posts while politicians remain untouchable.

Zack Polanski refused to apologise to Nigel Farage for his post, which featured a photograph of a man wearing a T-shirt with an image of a guillotine and the words “We’re only making plans for Nigel”. The post was deleted, but not before it caused a strong reaction. Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, directly accused the Green Party leader of incitement to murder. Polanski said that he had shared the image unintentionally.

Will the guilty party be punished?

While politicians debated the issue in the press and on social media, the public showed considerable interest in the outcome of the scandal. More specifically, people wanted to know whether Zack Polanski would be held accountable for his post. Some users also expressed concern that such publications could amount to direct incitement to murder Farage.

“I don’t t want people arrested for threatening social media posts, but if this was me or someone on the right… we WOULD be arrested. So we either have two tier policing or we have consistent policing… what will it be?” – writes television presenter Adam Brooks.

He also recalls the recent murder of stateswoman and far-right activist Ann Widdecombe. The presenter was supported by the author of the patriotic account TheAngloEmpire, who directly blamed the left for Widdecombe’s death.

Reform UK supporters, meanwhile, accuse the authorities of two-tier justice and demand that Zack Polanski be punished. Some of them point out that the Green Party leader had previously called for the arrest of people over certain social media posts.

“A good time to remind people that Zack Polanski publicly backed the arrest of Graham Linehan at Heathrow by armed officers over X posts. So I’ll have no pity on him if the police visit him over resharing an incitement of violence against Nigel Farage”, writes Reform UK member Chris Rose.

What Is Permitted to Jupiter…

“Sending people to prison for social media posts was always a dangerous road to go down. Now a political party leader, Zack Polanski, has shared an image calling for Nigel Farage's death. Will he be treated the same as Lucy Connolly, or are we about to see another example of two tier justice?”, asks Reform UK member Ben Graham.

The case of Lucy Connolly caused widespread controversy last year. She was sentenced to 31 months in prison for a post in which she called for mass deportations and violence against migrants. The text was published after a 17-year-old African stabbed three young girls to death in Southport.

Meanwhile, the public’s concerns appear to have been confirmed. On Wednesday evening, the Metropolitan Police announced that it would take no action against Polanski. The official statement said: “It is unlikely that the sharing of the image online would constitute a criminal offence”.

The statement appears ambiguous against the background of well-known statistics: Britain is the world leader in the number of arrests over social media posts. In recent years, around 12,000 arrests have been made annually under Section 127 of the Communications Act and Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act.

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A Somali-Born Driver Struck Five Pedestrians in London
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08, July #MigrantCrisis, #BrokenSystem

A Somali-Born Driver Struck Five Pedestrians in London

The incident took place on Ealing Broadway, where a car mounted the pavement and struck five pedestrians before the driver fled the scene. He was later arrested by police. Social media users have focused on the authorities’ response, arguing that they portrayed the incident involving a Muslim driver as nothing more than a routine road traffic collision. The driver has been identified as 34-year-old Timir Ahmed Mohamed. Born in Somalia, he now holds British citizenship. Following his arrest, investigators stated that they were treating the incident as a road traffic incident rather than an act of terrorism.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Girls Were Victims of Grooming Gangs
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01, July #MigrantCrisis, #BrokenSystem

Hundreds of Thousands of Girls Were Victims of Grooming Gangs

At least 250,000 cases of abuse involving girls across 149 areas of the UK are alleged to have taken place, according to the findings of an independent inquiry published in June in a report entitled Rape Gang Inquiry. The report’s conclusions, together with the response of the mainstream media, have generated widespread discussion on social media.
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