Rioter jailed for monkey gestures during Leeds riot

A man was jailed for eight months after he was filmed making monkey gestures and shouting “rubber lips” towards black and Asian people, as hundreds of people took part in rival demonstrations in Leeds last weekend.

Jordan Plain, 30, at one point was filmed with others mocking Muslim prayers. Plain, of Broadway Horsforth, admitted racially aggravated harassment this week.

He told a probation officer he was “ashamed of what he had done and it should never have happened”.

Leeds crown court heard he told probation that he was out drinking in Leeds when he came across the demonstration while he was “six-out-of-ten intoxicated”.

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[bsales]

What about the people that were scared shitless in a pub in Birmingham with machete wielding individuals outside, were they no offended.

[michaelbenton]

Untill we rise up these jokers will continue thier arrogance and double standards.

[bsales]

A gesture that someone took offence to, allegedly. How do they actually prove they were offended, they can't so why does the law take their word against another’s. Two tier judiciary.

[paulmorris]

This judge is an insult to democracy. This guy got more time then some recent rapists.

[JoyceAppia-cjod]

When will they arrest people for worshipping hamas in public?

[ag]

its going to be interesting to see how long the labour mp gets for saying cut people's throats.

[Michael]

Absolute joke, two-tier justice system

[AllenTaylor-lubu]

The man did not give offence but THEY took offence...

[SJG-nruj]

So cameras are being used in court, are they, and the footage put on Youtube? Show trial, is it? Designed to intimidate, is it?

[menguardingtheirownwallets]

You can expect stuff like this in the Soviet Union, that's why people get sent to Siberia for years just for opposing the government. That's why so few tourists want to take their vacations in the Soviet Union.

[Dadopŕsoblueboots]

2 tier police. 2 tier judges. So hurty words is worse than knife crime or sexual assault 🤔

[puddledduck]

Will the far left gentleman who threw a nazi salute at counter protesters be jailed in a similar manner? Or will his crime be seen to be a "non-issue"?

[margaretcurrie]

Starmer said he will make them pay.. But what about the Muslims that were running around with, knifes etc. 🤦And the lad that murdered those children hes not going before court till January..

[andysmith]

British justice at work here then? I guess "they" had to make an example of someone. 8 months for causing offence!!! Our country is lost if this is the judiciary.

[ramstrong]

How dare the peasants rise up against the government. 4000 already convicted for posting online

[sweetbeat]

while vast numbers of very violent psychopaths are not arrested, or charged, or even questioned, because they have lots of money, and/or are connected to corrupt oligarchs, this is classic 2 tier justice

[CosmicSky]

*"You are not in employment, although apparently fit and well"*

Taxpayers i.e the real working class citizens = 🙄🙄🙄

[sickssix]

a man was jailed for asking What is a "matta-boo-boo" . . . nothing bam-bam,

[fredo]

Yet Phil Shiner is still walking free.

[DaveWells]

Nanny state on steroids. It's like something out of an old Monty Python skit. Crazy. I don't think even Canada is that far gone.