Four men who pelted eggs at young Jewish people during racially motivated attacks in Golders Green have been ordered to pay compensation to their victims.
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the men shouted “oi, Jews” and “Jews” while they drove past before throwing an egg, one of which hit a girl in the face.
As the girls continued down the road, the car drove back down the road and they were subjected to more shouting, though one of them was able to memorise the number plate. They also noticed more broken eggs on the road.
Fifteen minutes later, two 14-year-old boys were walking along the same road when the group drove slowly past them.
All the car windows on the passenger side were open and as the car pulled alongside the boys, the occupants yelled abuse at them with at least one voice shouting, “you f***ing Jews”.
At least three or four eggs were thrown, spattering the boys on their shoes and trousers.
The court decided after a two day trial that the behaviour had been motivated by the religion of the victims.
All four were ordered to pay £415 in fines, court costs and compensation to their victims.
http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/97979 ... pensation/
Whether you think these individuals should be jailed is not so much the point as much as that others *are* for lesser crimes that most consider free speech:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17562016
So why is someone in the UK jailed for offensive internet comments while actual attackers in a hate crime remain free?