Luton man jailed for throwing egg at Tory peer
I am attempting to return to more regular blogging and will start with the news that the man who threw an egg at Tory peer Baroness Warsi when she visited Luton back in November last year has been jailed for six weeks. The man, a 23 year old Luton resident named Gavin Reid, was sentenced by City of Westminster magistrates court today.
Details on the BBC website; ‘Luton man who threw egg at Baroness Warsi jailed‘, & on the Guardian website; ‘Man gets six weeks in jail for throwing eggs at Tory peer Lady Warsi‘
Call me an old liberal softy if you like, but I do think jail time for throwing an egg at a politician is a bit harsh.
This content was originally posted on my old Strange Thoughts blog.
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Two points here, when you see an object heading fast for your head, thers a moment when you dont know if its a stone or a lump of concrete. Frightening people is also a form of violence. Secondly, as a rule I dont comment on court cases because thers always a lot more evidence that isnt reported.