Hate Crime Okay, If Not By A White Man?

This post, authored by Laura Perrins, is republished with permission from The Daily Sceptic

You remember Peter Lynch? He was the 61 year-old grandfather (married for 26 years with four adult children and three grandchildren) given the death penalty for not agreeing that Diversity is our Strength.

Well, that’s not quite accurate. The official version was that Peter Lynch was a Far Right Thug and took part the Southport Riots where he said mean things to police officers and asylum seekers in a hotel. Mr Lynch was also pictured holding a placard that accused MPs, judges, the media and the police of corruption. “He shouted ‘racist and provocative remarks’ towards officers and called asylum seekers in the hotel ‘child killers’,” as per the BBC.

Peter Lynch was one of more than 60 men who were jailed at Sheffield Crown Court following rioting in Rotherham which left 64 police officers injured, as well as four dogs and a horse. He was at the front of a mob that gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham.

The Southport riots were on August 4th 2024. Peter Lynch pleaded guilty to violent disorder (which I do not think he should have) and was sentenced on August 22nd 2024 to two years eight months. He wasn’t given the death penalty in the end but Judge Richardson might as well have as Peter Lynch was 61 and had recently had a heart attack and suffered from diabetes, thyroid issues and angina. You lock someone up like that for over 2.5 years and you might as well sign a death warrant.

Judge Richardson told him: “You did not yourself attack any police officer, as far as can be detected, but what you did was encourage by your conduct others to behave violently and you were part of this mob.” Lynch was filmed repeatedly challenging officers as they tried to push him back with shields, screaming “protect my children” and yelling, “We are on the streets now to protect our kids.”

Judge Richardson said him “what a disgraceful example you are as a grandfather”. That’s nice that is. Don’t worry though Judge Richardson, Peter Lynch is too dead to be a grandfather now.

Examining this as a former criminal defence barrister it is arguable that Peter Lynch’s criminal behaviour was directed at police officers, which means he should have been charged with assaulting a police officer not violent disorder. But as Peter Lynch did not have a benefit of an army of KCs like Kneecap and was no doubt frightened, he ended up pleading guilty to the much more serious offence of violent disorder than he was truly guilty of. To make matters worse they put him in the middle of what was a very serious violent disorder so he was on the hook for all of it, when really that did not look like his intent from where I’m sitting. So Lynch got it Good and Proper. On October 19th he was found dead in his cell at HMP Moorland in South Yorkshire, having taken his own life.

So Peter Lynch committed an offence of being mean to policy officers and asylum seekers and holding up an unapproved sign on August 4th 2024 and was sentenced on August 22nd. That’s 18 days from offence to sentence, including weekends. The wheels of justice move fast when they want to.

This brings me to The Bobs. You also remember the Bobs of Glastonbury from last month? Bobby Vylan was on vocals and guitar and Bobbie Vylan was on drum (both are stage names) at the festival of hate. One of the Bobs, Bobby Vylan, committed at least two offences under the Public Order Act 1986, as I explained here and here. That was on Saturday June 28th. Nearly a month later, we are still waiting for a charging decision. Not a court hearing but a charging decision. That’s Two Tier Keir for you.

Peter Lynch: August 4th offence committed and August 22nd convicted and sentenced. Bobby Vylan was on stage on June 28th chanting “death to the IDF” and “I hear you want your country back, STFU” and it is now nearly the end of July and we have not had a charging decision. Strange.

I also note that at the inquest into the death of Peter Lynch, who was in the custody and care of His Majesty’s prison service, questions are being asked by his family and not lawyers. You see the late Peter Lynch and his family do not get the benefit of three KCs, that’s only reserved for the likes of Kneecap. As I said before, the Left look after their own. The Right – not so much. And that my friends is on us.

The inquest has been adjourned and will eventually be heard before a jury.

Laura Perrins is a conservative commentator and former barrister. Subscribe to her Substack, where this article first appeared.

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