#colston 4

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Colston  4 found NOT GUILTY today!

I think that tells you a lot about the feelings of the ordinary people of Bristol.

[scavengedluxury]

Very pleased to see the Colston 4 statue topplers found not guilty. Would love to see Priti Patel’s face right now. What are the odds the Tories will now try and abolish jury trials?

[whatevergreen]

Colston 4 trial: All defendants cleared of charges

Live updates from inside and outside court as four people accused of criminal damage of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston stand tria

"Commenting on the unusual political pressures surrounding the case, Defence Barrister Raj Chada commented: “The Home Office has confirmed that records exist of contact between the Secretary of State and the Crown Prosecution Service and Avon and Somerset police on this matter.

"What we don't know is what it was, and how often. It goes against all constitutional conventions for a politician to be involved in an ongoing case in this way.”

“The huge significance which the government has put on this trial is quite astonishing. We know that it has led to the government putting into the Police and Crime Act new legislation which says that if you damage a monument, you can serve ten years in prison.”

Christine Townsend of Countering Colston said: “This is a great moment of hope for Bristol. For decades the democratic process to remove the statue failed.

"Not because of any doubt that it was harming our communities, but because of the influence of its defenders, the Society of Merchant Venturers.

"In the face of this acquittal, we urgently need to address the capacity of this unelected elite to continue to wield significant power over our city.

It's time we started honouring the thousands of our African ancestors that have been written out of history and start building a society that doesn't disadvantage their descendants.”"

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

[scavengedluxury]

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Edward Colston statue case could be sent to appeal court

The acquittal of four people is "causing confusion" but the referral would not change the verdict.

This is how the legal system works in this country now- get a result the Tories don’t like, and they will just twist the system in their favour.

[of-monsters-and-werewolves]

Get in there! The Colston 4 have been found not guilty of criminal damage!