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2024-03-03 08:12:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97A8B0FFA37E856E478FF8D7CBECA497D3A0CD06BC2BD09E6561766665D1934D
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The quote attributed to the Judge in this post is false Melia was convicted & sentenced under the Public Order Act for "Publishing/distributing material with the intention to stir up racial hatred" & the Serious Crimes Act for "Encouraging others to commit an offence" https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/prison-sentence-for-leeds-man-intent-on-stirring-up-racial-hatred/ https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/samuel-melia-leeds-pudsey-white-supremacist-with-nazi-tendencies-jailed-after-sticker-campaign-4539628 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-68448867
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