Comment on Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist is jailed for terrorism offences

mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A counter-argument is that they are punishing mental illness:

  In mitigation the court heard Ruane had mental health issues from childhood trauma and had alcohol dependence.

  The defendant claimed he had no memory of sending the messages as he was “blind drunk” every day at the time.

  Like the Prevent scheme where a “staggeringly high” number people on it are autistic.

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