Facebook user jailed for stirring racial hatred
A Facebook user who encouraged people to attack a hotel housing asylum seekers has become the first person to be jailed for stirring up racial hatred following widespread disorder across the country. Jordan Parlour, 28, admitted posting on the social media platform between August 1 and August 5 urging others to target the building in Leeds, which at the time was housing more than 200 asylum seekers and refugees. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00You were encouraging others to attack a hotel which you knew was occupied by refugees and asylum seekers.
00:10The overall effect of your post was to incite violence towards the building and therefore towards those within the building.
00:20It was not only the refugees and asylum seekers who were likely to be affected by your post
00:28but also the hotel managers, the night porters and those who worked within the hotel.
00:36The sentence that I pass has been reduced by one third to reflect your guilty plea.
00:42The sentence is one of 20 months imprisonment.
00:45You will serve up to one half of your sentence in custody before you are released on licence.
00:53If you fail to abide by the conditions of your licence you can be returned to prison to serve some or all of the remainder of the custodial term.
01:04The victim surcharge will apply and I will make a collection order.
01:09Please take him down.