Not convinced this really belongs in Technology; he was inciting violence and would expect to be convicted on whatever medium.

Crazy to see someone jailed for a tweet

[I very much disliked the content of the comment - it is discompassionate and ignorant]
I find it odd that the same message is no longer a call to violence when read out in court or reposted in news covering it - only when they posted it?

The defendant’s full post read: “Go on Rotherham. Burn any hotels with them scruffy bastards in it.”

Uuuh...context matters?

Lots of Lemmy forums have a problem with stupid rage bait being left up. Like this could be in /c/programming since X is a program after all.

"I find it odd that the same message is no longer a call to mass suicide when read out in court or reported in news covering it - only when the cult leader said it?"

Not really crazy. Make a threat or incite violence on any platform or any medium in just about any country and you can expect consequences.

Deserved it. Shouldn't have beem a racist xenophobe. Hate speech and incitement of violence is not legally protected in the UK. All those far-right rioters deserves prison.