Tommy Robinson Jailed

Posted by whatyareckon on October 29, 2024
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The following is an email received this morning.

“Freedom of speech received a huge blow today as Tommy Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison for publishing a political documentary called “Silenced”. He is expected to serve nine months.

Click here for a video update I filmed outside of court today:

Tommy Robinson sentenced to 18 months in prison; will serve 9

After a short hearing, Justice Jeremy Johnson immediately delivered a lengthy sentence, appearing to be reading from a prepared script on his computer. The judge said he wanted to apply the maximum sentence of two years to Tommy, but there were certain rules that required the time to be reduced somewhat, such as Tommy’s decision to not contest his guilt.

Tommy was immediately taken away to Belmarsh prison, the most notorious prison in the UK, a high-security facility filled with terrorists and murderers. Tommy will be held in solitary confinement there, as the British prison system is controlled by Islamic prison gangs, and were Tommy in the general population, he would surely be attacked. Nine months in solitary confinement is an extremely unusual sentence, as it is generally considered to be a form of psychological torture, and many jurisdictions no longer permit it for that period of time. Tommy was not convicted of a crime; he is being held for civil contempt, yet he is being held in a prison for murderers.

Tommy’s defence lawyer, barrister Sasha Wass, KC, pointed out that unlike many cases of contempt of court, Tommy was not self-serving — he didn’t lie under oath, commit perjury or otherwise try to slyly benefit himself. The “contempt” in this case was publishing an investigative documentary into a matter of public interest. That made the sentence even more shocking: in the UK, the government is now the final arbiter of what’s a fact and what isn’t, and a prison term awaits for those who are off-side.

A lot has been said in recent weeks about the UK’s lurch towards a two-tier justice system. Today’s punitive sentence is just the latest example of that — and it serves as a warning to anyone who would dare to criticize the government’s agenda. If they can jail Tommy Robinson, they can jail you, too. It’s an attempt to scare citizens into silence.”

Aussie Catholic University Opposes Truth

Posted by whatyareckon on October 27, 2024
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The following is an email I recently received concerning a Catholic University here in Australia.

“Sometimes I think we live in a clown world.

Consider the circus that was the Australian Catholic University this week, where some spectacular scenes took place.

A speech was given by prominent former union leader and Labor figure Joe de Bruyn – a very “controversial” speech.

And his alleged offence? To have raised concerns about abortion and same-sex ‘marriage’.

Here are some excerpts from his speech – provided to the uni a week in advance:

“I have for several decades been involved in opposing abortion, the deliberate killing of unborn human beings.”

“Today, over 80,000 unborn children are killed by abortion in Australia each year. Worldwide, the estimated number is 42 million each year.”

“Abortion is the single biggest killer of human beings in the world, greater than the human toll of World War II. It is a tragedy that must be ended.”

“[Marriage between man and woman was] instituted by God at the origin of humanity in the Garden of Eden.”

“Every society on Earth at all times” recognised marriage as being between opposite sexes.

I can’t imagine anyone reading this email would disagree with any of these observations, much less be offended by them.

So, a prominent Catholic figure, speaking in line with Catholic teaching on life and marriage, on the grounds of a Catholic university. You wouldn’t think that would be a problem, would you?

But, oh, how messed up things have become.

Above: Joe de Bruyn stays seated as the ALP National Conference gives Senator Penny Wong a standing ovation for her speech on same-sex ‘marriage’ (Melbourne, 2015).

Not only did Joe’s comments cause a mass walkout by poor triggered snowflakes – I’m going to say it like it is – but the university is now arranging refunds for tickets and offering (wait for it) counselling!

Yes, you read correctly. Not only were these trauma-stricken students denied a speech that was all about them and how wonderful they were, but they were subjected to the idea that there were some huge issues out there affecting the very foundations of our society.

Unfortunately, this idea was apparently so upsetting that “face-to-face individual and group counselling sessions” needed to be arranged on campus to deal with “hurt and discomfort”.

Wow.

So, what to make of this?

  • If mere ideas cause you to need counselling, you shouldn’t be at university. Full stop.
  • It’s time for the Catholic hierarchy to direct the Australian ‘Catholic’ University to change its name and cut it loose. There are far better places the Church can direct its educational efforts.
  • If you’re a student – or the parent or grandparent of one – please give serious consideration to your study choices. Thing were rotten on most campuses well before I ever set foot on one 25 years ago. But when even supposedly faith-based institutions are now throwing their beliefs under the bus, it’s time to vote with your feet. The huge growth in online education provides even more options. And university is not the only pathway.
  • I’ve met Joe de Bruyn. He’s a good man – and while my personal politics lie elsewhere, I was impressed by the way he fought the good fight within the Labor Party for years. He did this with integrity and utterly against the tide. It’s absolutely commendable that he’s still speaking out. Joe, we salute you.

I could go on, but I fear it would develop into a rant about our entire education system.

I’ll simply say this: in an era of universities being reduced to mere degree factories, of chasing foreign students for their dollars, and of severe neglect for technical and trade careers, everyone from today’s students to incoming governments are going to have to make some hard decisions.

It has to be done.”