By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives July 11, 2019
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“His account on Telegram - which he uses after having his Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profiles suspended - said: 'Sentenced to prison for journalism. Time for protests to start, this is an absolute joke! Protest outside whatever prison I'm in on Saturday please.’ (Daily Mail) “A prison van believed to contain Robinson later left the court to cheers from supporters, with several shouting 'We love you, Tommy!' as the van pulled away. At least three people were arrested in relation to the protests. (Daily Mail) “Robinson, 36, was told he would be committed to prison for 19 weeks but released halfway, after he was found to have committed contempt of court following a two-day hearing at the same court in London last week. “He looked at the public gallery and winked as he was led to the cells through the dock, carrying a holdall.”
“Outside court, Robinson's supporters booed as news of his sentence filtered through and officers donned their helmets as violent clashes erupted. The crowd marched towards the court chanting 'we want Tommy out' before some began pelting police with drinks bottles and cans. (Daily Mail)Knowing full well that this was coming, couldn’t the British Justice System have handled this differently? No, because that would have called for the common sense of possibly defusing an already overwrought situation. Tommy up and embarrassed the entire system and it was time for them to get even. Unfortunately their getting even made Tommy (Victorious) Robinson a martyr. The big question now is: “Will Tommy survive for 10 weeks in British gaol?” Yes, as long as his supporters keep their battle public, and that is precisely what they intend to do. #ReleaseTommyRobinson from prison.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.