Tommy Robinson

No-one is jumping on any bandwagon here, I assure you - and those supporting him clearly do not know the law n contempt of court and reporting of court cases. I do - it's something I have to know inside out on a professional basis - and he almost caused the collapse of that particular court case. Five motions were made by the defence to have the case dismissed because of his actions. No-one on here is remotely condonding or attempting to condone the grooming gangs - but far from helping to bring them to justice, he almost had the opposite effect! How can you support that?

I believe contempt carries a prison sentence?

Well at least he knows what to expect in prison as he seems to be making a career of criminal activity.

Anyone with his extensive criminal past, name changes, jail sentences etc has no business trying to tell the rest of us how to live our lives, or what is right/wrong with this country.

Thank you suzie. So he is an ex-con with a string of convictions and several different names.

Jumping on the anti-Tommy Robinson bandwagon without troubling to find out the facts is a sad reflection of the hate that is consuming so much of our society. Pots, kettles, glasshouses and stones come to mind.

Quizqueen - I think it’s perfectly possible to feel angry towards the perpetrators of a crime and at the same time feel angry towards someone whose behaviour jeopardised bringing the former to justice.

I think your anger should be reserved for the original perpetrators of the crime rather than for someone who wants to expose the fact that the police did very little for a long time. Funny how those who preach that intolerance towards others is wrong but then, themselves, have no tolerance themselves for people whose views are different to theirs. That's the definition of hypocrisy!

What I find scary is how many armed forces veterans seem to admire him....

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PayPal have also refused to be involved now in processing any payments to him.

Yes, but who is he actually? I live a sheltered life and have never heard of him.

Thank you johno - at least there is one sensible person on here - I was beginning to think that I was the only one!!

Oh dear - we’re being shouted at by Robinson supporters. Not surprising really given the scenes outside the court showing their behaviour when the verdict was announced.

I work with victims of abuse and find it interesting that Tommy and his ilk don't seem to want to protest against white / English perpetrators?!

Ok, so chenesieges1 I can see you’re angry but reporting restrictions had been put in place postponing the publication of any details of the 2018 case at Leeds Crown Court - but only until the end of a series of linked trials involving 29 defendants. IF he’d waited till after that he could have said pretty much what he liked. But instead he’s
broadcast the footage from outside the court on 25 May, while the jury in the second trial of the series was considering its verdict.
THIS is the issue as I understand it.

And you are very very wrong, Johno as I said before, I can say with some confidence, that Gransnet posters are shocked and horrified by ALL grooming/raping and abuse in general - including those acts perpetrated by predominantly Pakistani gangs.

Where have all these Tommy the twxt Robinson Trolls come from?

He obviously jeopardised ongoing trials otherwise he wouldn’t have been found guilty of contempt of court.

Although I realise that the Tommy supporters have little grasp on reality and to conflate Islam with paedophile grooming gangs is outrageous.
The two are totally unrelated.

You could just as easily suggest that all Catholics are paedophiles because of the actions of a few Priests but that would clearly be stupid.

He apparently lives in a very expensive mortgage free house that he bought with people's donations.
This is a man with a conviction for domestic violence.
There seems to be a career nowadays called 'being nasty'.

Well said Chenesliehes132. I never cease to amaze me that seemingly ordinary people accept the MSM crap and will slate TR by stating absolute rubbish. I bet no one on here, who have expressed their dislike of him, know why the EDL was formed?? Now, this is where they get angry because they don't know. I support truth, no matter the person. I can NOT abide Tony Blair but if he was clearly besmirched by lies I would argue against that. Not because I like Blair (i despise him) but because truth must be the way, not MSM bullshit.

I would like to know where the Tommy Robinsons of this world get their income from? How do they live? What about the family he has? Who are supporting these people?

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Nannie - that’s a different issue and does not mitigate what Tommy Robinson did. The trials were happening and he jeopardised them. He is not above the law. None of us are

Surely the bile & hatred should be towards the Pakistani grooming gangs,there just seems to be so many of them & it’s been overlooked & ignored for years.How have they been allowed to get away with it for so long.?

He has been banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram because of hate speech and breaking their guidelines

He was a founder of the EDL

He is a facist that governs all he says and does