Los Angeles, CA – A racist writer who fled to the United States seeking asylum is to be deported.
Stephen Whittle, 42, of Avenham Lane, Preston, was convicted last year of publishing inflammatory anti-Jewish material on a website.
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Whittle skipped bail and flew to Los Angeles with co-defendant Simon Sheppard, 51, who was found guilty of similar offences at Leeds Crown Court.
The two sought asylum under America’s free speech protections, claiming they were being persecuted for their anti-Semitic views.
But an immigration judge has now ordered the pair, who have been in custody since their arrival in the US, be deported to the UK.
Unemployed Whittle wrote anti-Jewish literature on a website under the pen name of Luke O’Farrell between 2004 and 2006. He was convicted of five counts of publishing racially inflammatory written material following a seven-week trial last July.
Sheppard, of Brook Street, Selby, North Yorkshire, was found guilty of 11 counts of publishing racially inflammatory written material.
They were due to return to court after a jury continued deliberations, but they failed to appear. They were believed to have taken a ferry to Ireland before flying to Los Angeles.
US legal expert Alex Rojas told the Evening Post that it was very difficult for people from the UK to get political asylum in America.
He said: “You have to establish a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality or membership of a particular social group or political opinion.”
Notwithstanding the occasional exception, most antisemites are quite funny-looking. I suggest a study be initiated to identify a relationship between the two factors. The results, I’m sure, would be interesting.
why do we care if this mehugna hates us if anting its a compliment
They got here. Savage (who never actually did or said anything) is banned from Britain in advance! I’m just amazed that US said they have to go. I’m pleasantly surprised at common sense actually working for a change (maybe this is Obama’s change???)
I’m not sure what laws these peop…..INDIVIDUALS have violated. Of course what they said is reprehensible but isn’t that covered by the first amendment? Whats to stop the government from saying other types of speech are not allowed? Its a slippery slope indeed. Let them say what they will, their ignorance is their greatest weakness. (For those who haven’t looked over the constitution in a while: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of SPEECH, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”)
The Constitution provides such protections to the citizens of the United States. This creature is not a citizen of the United States so I’m not sure how your quote is relevant in this case.
The U.S. Constitution applies within the borders of the USA. It’s our law, not Britain’s. If someone violates British law in the UK, a claim of asylum won’t help him here. The exception would be if someone violated a law against speech in a totalitarian state, and can show that he’d be in danger back home (Salman Rushdie, for example). While I disagree with Britain’s law, it’s not ours, and our Constitution doesn’t have force there.
I’m so used to people hating us that this new big mouth is just another little speck of dirt in a huge field. Therefore, it is irrelevant if he stays or not.
However, if they kicked him out, great!
But from the picture, it is clear that he is in extremely deep need of attention. Now he has the attention…good bye.
Next?….
I find it interesting that this week’s parsha is parshas Nasso, which deals with nazir. At least that is how it is in the US.
Judiasm is a religion, not a race. Hitler referred to us a race.