UK Man Gets Three Years For Inciting Riots On X

The BBC reports:

A man who posted material on social media to stir up racial hatred during recent unrest across the UK has been jailed for three years. Wayne O’Rourke, who had more than 106,000 followers to his X account, posted misinformation about the killing of three young girls in Southport on 29 July and praised the burning of a car in Sunderland.

The 35-year-old, of Salix Approach, Lincoln, admitted publishing written material online to stir up racial hatred between 28 July and 8 August. Sentencing him at Lincoln Crown Court, Judge Catarina Sjolin Knight told him: “You were not caught up in what others were doing, you were instigating it.”

Read the full article. British justice moves FAST.

According to the BBC, O’Rourke’s monetized X account, which is still online, was earning him around $1800 a month.

I’m going to keep posting whatever the fuck I like.
Arrest me if you want.
Cunts

— Sick Of It 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@WayneGb88) August 10, 2024

‘Keyboard warrior’ jailed for part in UK disorder – full story ⬇️ https://t.co/DKoUf2BVgP

— BBC Lincolnshire (@BBCRadioLincs) August 16, 2024

Dear British police.
I’ve been doing this shit before it became popular.
Fuck off

— Sick Of It 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@WayneGb88) August 11, 2024

I am being persecuted by my own government. That makes me eligible to claim asylum somewhere doesn’t it?

— Sick Of It 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@WayneGb88) August 11, 2024

The police can’t arrest me. I identify as a illegal immigrant

— Sick Of It 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@WayneGb88) August 11, 2024