UK BLM protesters cleared over toppling of Edward Colston statue - Kotaku In Action 2

UK BLM protesters cleared over toppling of Edward Colston statue (web.archive.org)

posted 4 years ago by tight-county-asshole 4 years ago by tight-county-asshole +38 / -0

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– BandageBandolier 14 points 4 years ago +14 / -0

But Liam Walker QC, representing Willoughby, said: “Each of these defendants were on the right side of history, and I submit, they were also on the right side of the law.

“Colston’s deeds may be historical but the continued veneration of him in this city was not. The continued veneration of him in a vibrant multicultural city was an act of abuse.”

Yep, you read that right. 'The right side of history' has now been cited as an actual defence in court, and inanimate objects can now turn abusive overnight.

Justice systems left unattended turn into anything but just

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– weezkitty 6 points 4 years ago +6 / -0

Its astounding how convinced the modern left is that they're already right.

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– M1919A2 5 points 4 years ago +5 / -0

They are the ones willing to use violence to get their political way. Typically those are the ones who get to write the history books too...

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