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UK riots: Judge hands down longest jail sentences yet

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Two men, including one seen looting Lush, are jailed over a "racist" attack during the Hull riots.

UK riots: Judge hands down longest jail sentences yet

Someone looted Lush.

"Don't worry darling, I got something for you"

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  • Meanwhile, Ashkan Kareem, 33, has been jailed for 12 months after participating in a clash in Darlington on 5 August.

    Kareem said he was trying to protect a mosque from being attacked by "racists".

    The presiding judge said Kareem was part of a group which gathered in opposition to men "chanting racist and far-right slogans", but it was "abundantly clear that would result in violence and it did".

    So we are American school systems now? Defend yourself, believe it or not, straight to jail. What if he wasn't part of a group, and they attack him? Still jail?

    I get what the judge is saying, but that is fucking bull shit. If I can't protect my own beliefs, why do they get to roll down the street screaming hate?

    (Disclaimer, I am from America, but I can see how it could read differently)

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