British woman, Lucy Connolly, jailed for 31 months over social media post

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A British woman, Lucy Connolly, has been sentenced to 31 months in prison after posting a controversial message on X (formerly known as Twitter) in response to the murder of three young girls in Southport. Lucy, the wife of a Conservative councillor, wrote a tweet that many users found hateful as she called for a “mass deportation” and made violent suggestions. The post was deleted within hours, but it was too late since it had already gone viral and been viewed over 300,000 times.

Plea and Sentencing

According to The Spectator, Lucy was arrested and pled guilty to posting threatening or abusive material with the intent to stir racial hatred. She was denied bail and held in custody until her sentencing in October 2024. Judge Melbourne Inman KC said Connolly’s post was “intended to incite serious violence” and added that the sentence was meant to “punish and deter.” Although Lucy apologised and claimed that the post was a spur-of-the-moment emotional reaction, the court still proceeded with the full sentence.

@DrakeDragoon: This is why it’s more important than ever to save America from the direction the Democrats were dragging us in.

@ric409: You don’t go to jail for mean posts in a free country. The UK should be ashamed of breaking up a family over written words.

@thedavidwells: This is sick and wrong. You can’t take a mother away from her child for having an opinion and voicing a concern. It’s gone too far. Something has to be done. This is insanity.

@mikeisadad: How is this allowed to continue? Brits refuse to stand up?

Husband Defends Her Character

Her husband defended her actions as “a stupid, spur-of-the-moment tweet out of frustration.” He added that Lucy is “not racist” and has worked for years as a childminder for children from diverse backgrounds. “She deeply regrets what she wrote,” he said. The public debate online has not stopped, and many are questioning whether the punishment fits the crime or if it crosses a line on free expression.