UK: 5 Years Jail For COVID-19 Conspiracy Theorist Who Encouraged Pandemic Violence
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The Facts
Patrick Ruane, 55, has been sentenced to five years in prison for terrorism offenses after encouraging violence against England's Chief Medical Office, Prof. Sir Chris Whitty, amongst others during the COVID-19 pandemic on social media.Conspiracy theorist Patrick Ruane, 55, was Monday sentenced to five years in prison for terrorism offenses after encouraging violence on social media against England's Chief Medical Office Chris Whitty, among others, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In relation to Prof. Whitty, Ruane had commented that riding a bike and "whacking" the back of a scull "would turn said target into a vegetable for the rest of its life," and had also stated that there was an "IRA play book" that "nearly took out Thatcher" when speaking of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Referring to Whitty, Ruane had said that "whacking" the back of a scull "would turn said target into a vegetable for the rest of its life." About former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he stated that there was an Irish Republican Army "play book" that "nearly took out Thatcher."
The Spin
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK has seen an alarming rise of harmful conspiracy theories that most recently encouraged the horrific recent violence witnessed in Southport over the summer. To mitigate this dangerous trend, the UK Governmentgovernment must better regulate social media, raise public awareness through education, and provide greater support for marginalized individuals vulnerable to this type of content.
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