It was right to convict Coleman

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Thursday, October 11, 2012
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RECENT letters in support of convicted racist Michael Coleman contain statements which cannot be allowed to go unchallenged.

Fred Ball (Sentinel, October 9) says, 'Joy Garner is wrong to take him to court', wrongly implying that Coleman's conviction resulted from a private prosecution.

In fact, Joy Garner made a complaint to the police, who then launched an investigation. As a result of that investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service (not Joy Garner) took the decision to prosecute Coleman.

Former BNP councillor Philip Sandland (October 6) says, 'Racism is a word invented by the politically correct brigade'. Not so: racism is a daily reality for thousands of our citizens.

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As The Sentinel informed us (October 9), reported hate crimes against people from minority ethnic groups in Staffordshire have almost doubled in a year, with 210 incidents in Stoke-on-Trent alone since April.

The police believe many hate crimes go unreported, so the true figure will be higher. Over the past few months, a vicious pattern of attacks has seen asylum seekers forced from homes, mosques defaced, taxi drivers and takeaway staff assaulted, and residents harassed and abused.

In this context, Michael Coleman's inflammatory comments serve to reinforce a culture in which racist attacks and racist abuse are regarded as acceptable.

They are never acceptable, and the police are right to treat hate crime 'with the utmost seriousness' – and the court was right to convict Coleman of racial harassment.

JASON HILL

Burslem

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  • Profile image for warren-lloyd

    by warren-lloyd

    Friday, October 19 2012, 5:49AM

    “Looks like Obanfaura Griffin might be the next briandead to be dragged kicking and screening into the dock.”

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    by warren-lloyd

    Thursday, October 18 2012, 4:14PM

    “I have always said that all school children at the age of 12 should be sat down and shown 'The World at War' over a week or so at school. Mistake made must not never be made again. Hitler was invite into government, he was never elected, once h got power, he kept it though fear and propaganda.”

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    by mole10

    Thursday, October 18 2012, 12:42PM

    “How am I supposed to know what is being said or written if you won't let me hear it or read it?

    Why should I trust your judgement and why is it superior than mine or the person saying it or writing it?

    I can quote you verse and song of dear old Adolph.
    Remember him? He was the one we allowed to absorb democracies around europe.”

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    by camband

    Thursday, October 18 2012, 12:00PM

    “Mole 10 - "I understand your desire to supress 'free speech' but I don't understand your desire for me to be a judge on what is right or wrong". Unquote.

    Where pray have I expressed a desire to suppress 'free speech'. (those little voices in your head that I referred to in a previous comment -seem set to stay it appears).

    If I have a desire in this area of society -it is to Suppress "HATE SPEECH" -which I take it you also desire; especially when, as in the case of your beloved nazi regime -it leads eventually to HATE VIOLENCE.

    Or don't you recognise any distinction between "HATE SPEECH" and "FREE SPEECH"?

    NB quote: Read up on Hitler 1922-1945." -Mole 10.

    Give me a clue -what's the relevant bit mate.? I'm a busy man.”

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    by mole10

    Wednesday, October 17 2012, 10:56AM

    “.....and you re-read the above letter which gives just cause to a person reporting the incident to Joy Garner:

    'Michael Coleman's inflammatory comments serve to reinforce a culture in which racist attacks and racist abuse are regarded as acceptable.'

    I understand your desire to supress 'free speech' but I don't understand your desire for me to be a judge on what is right or wrong.

    Read up on Hitler 1922-1945.”

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    by camband

    Wednesday, October 17 2012, 10:27AM

    “by mole10 "-You have offered no direct evidence of Coleman prosecuting acts of violence against anyone". Unquote.

    There you go again moleman. I haven't claimed that Coleman 'prosecuted acts of violence'... I do wonder if you actually 'read what others say on here -instead of listening to the 'little voices in your head'.

    Do me a favour, save me some time, and go back and read what I said -then come back and give your response. That's if you take this issue seriously, which I am beginning to doubt.”

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    by camband

    Wednesday, October 17 2012, 10:18AM

    “by KevinNorSCARF -"Mr Pond you need to grow up and get a life.... " Unquote.

    Craig should study his biology a little more. As soon as the tadpole becomes a frog-let, and can survive out of the water, filling its lungs with fresh air, it leaves the pond to seek the 'sun dappled uplands' with a spirit of adventure -and doesn't return for three years -and then, only to breed.

    Pond-life for Craig means staying in the 'Stagnant water' of the tadpole. He needs to get out more.... and dare to wander among all the species of the planet.”

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    by mole10

    Wednesday, October 17 2012, 10:08AM

    “Thank you for the one sided history lesson of pre war Germany 1933-1945 Camband, most appreciated.

    You have offered no direct evidence of Coleman prosecuting acts of violence against anyone.

    I'm being accused of being naive.
    Fegghayesman has offered his own evidence of '100 year rule' and a 'D notice'.

    We can argue about the contents for ever more, but he has put into the debate a few facts that have done the rounds of the blogsphere for years and I can guarantee you, they are currently the topic of conversation on some of the most powerful political arenas in the UK.

    One person of interest has been named over and over again and had personal links with a man involved with a heinous crime.

    You have a long way to go before you supress that story as being of the nut job brigade.”

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    by camband

    Wednesday, October 17 2012, 9:53AM

    “by mole10 Friday, October 12 2012, 10:07AM

    "It was not a request that anyone of the Coleman haters should have found at all hard.
    Please supply the evidence to this thread that Coleman was enticing racist attacks upon 'minorities'." unquote.

    Moleman, you seem to have a high degree of naiveness if you can't see that his 'hate-speech' leads to racist attacks eventually. It's copybook Nazism. Hitler and his henchmen spent several years using words of propaganda in order to 'marginalise one section of the German citizenry -before ordering the actual violence against the German Jews.

    The Nazis, before coming to power, and once in power, increased the propaganda used to 'de-humanise' the Jews as a 'subhuman race'. Once that has been achieved it made it easy for the 'active hate-mongers' -the hard core fascists, to set the agenda for direct violence against the 'de-humanised section' of German society, because the 'brainwashing of the previous decade' -had caused the majority 'turn a blind eye' to what was going on around them in the street -the beatings-up and smashing of Jewish Shops and Businesses.

    Coleman's blog deliberately set out clearly to mark out the 'non-whites' in Britain -as 'wired up for criminality' (his actual words) -inferring them to be 'sub-human, emotionally incapable of acting in a civilised way'.

    There's a certain Badger Baiting Minority Mentality in this country that could easily be made to shift a gear, and move their 'leisure activities' to 'enjoy' targeting another 'animal species' -fellow humans singled out as 'not like the rest of us', and something that is 'better to be 'rid of'.. Blacks and Asians.... and probably Gypsies too.... and Homosexuals etc etc...”

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    by warren-lloyd

    Wednesday, October 17 2012, 8:46AM

    “I had to nip on and have a read at that one Andy, the guy thinks he's a doctor or something now. I have a feeling the trained source might indeed be the big bearded guy who works at Meir Health Center as weekend porter, saw Big Mike talking with him last week.”

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