Felicia
I thought they were jailed for contempt of court??
Mogg
wrote:
> Greetings Mogg and Chris,
>
> A point of clarification:
>
> On Feb 23, 2008, at 1:27 AM, mandrake wrote:
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>> in UK the jails are full to bursting and many think its time to stop
>> sentencing non violent offenders to prison
>
> Perhaps in the UK 'vilification' is not considered a violent offense?
>
> Speaking of legal terms in Australia and the USA:
> The legal term 'vilification', as used in the subject line of the
> original post, comes under laws regarding assault and intimidation.
> These are all considered, by law, violent offenses. Also, contrary to
> popular belief, the term 'assault' does not involve 'battery.'
> Assault, as defined by law, involves threat and intimidation.
>
> Felicia Swayne-Heidrick
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