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linky to tweet

(i can't parse whether some charges will stick or not?)

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[โ€“] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

The UK reddit thread thread is predictably filled with seething rage, mainly about the cop ~~that got hit by a sledgehammer~~ whose spine just did that.

Can't believe a British jury understood that when you defend the genocide factory, you not only deserve to get bonked, but the person who did it is innocent.

[โ€“] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Based... checks notes... British jurors? Really? Okay then.

[โ€“] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah dawg we're based

All of the gnarliest anti Israel action in the west since Oct 7th has come out of Britain

[โ€“] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

British jurors? Really? Okay then.

i had the same thought. lol

I always take everything from a country or city subreddit with a ton of salt, they all seem astroturfed to hell, or at best just populated with unhinged PMC (both kinds I guess) types. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the gammons are legit up in arms about this but reddit tends to be the worst of people by and large lmao

[โ€“] puppygirlpets@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

irl we don't really have the subset of cop worshipers that the usa does. opinions on the bacon range from hostile to ambivalent with a side of they're fucking useless

[โ€“] plinky@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

if you can break a spine, you are free all the time just-a-theory

[โ€“] blobjim@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Evidence that British people are infinitely cooler than Americans despite what some want to claim.

[โ€“] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can someone tell me if this is because the jury is cool, because the charges were too strong, because there was some paperwork or procedural thing, or something else? This just seems like a remarkable outcome

[โ€“] blobjim@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If you click the tweet link the third post says

Jury refused to convict any defendant on criminal damage. Corner not convicted of GBH.
Feb 4, 2026 ยท 12:30 PM UTC

but you can basically get that from the first post as well.

[โ€“] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hell yeah

dubois-dance

You can see why Ser Keith and his Knights of the MIC table want to do away with trial by Jury.