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Colston Four freed

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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 18:15:33 +0000
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by: The Happy Hippy - Wed, 5 Jan 2022 18:15 UTC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161

Four people accused of illegally removing a statue of Edward Colston have been cleared of criminal damage.

Blinne Ni Ghralaigh, for Ms Graham, 30, said the case "demonstrates the fundamental importance of trial by jury".

"In this case, they determined that a conviction for the removal of this statue - that glorified a slave trader involved in the enslavement of over 84,000 black men, women and children as a 'most virtuous and wise' man - would not be proportionate."

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He's right about trial by jury. Time after time juries have rejected the criminalisation of doing the right thing.