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RACIST REV ROW "revving his car in a racist manner".
sundaymail.co.uk ^
| 17 September 2006
| Russell Findlay
Posted on 09/23/2006 1:21:41 PM PDT by dennisw
A DRIVER spent two nights in jail after being accused of "revving his car in a racist manner".
Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism.
But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.
Witnesses claimed he had been trying to intimidate a Libyan couple on the pavement. Ronnie, of Stirling, claims he was only revving the powerful V8 engine to avoid another £15,000 repair bill.
But off-duty Chief Inspector Eoin Jenkins thought he was targeting Muslim Isam Maigel and his wife Hana Saad.
And when Jenkins, now retired, confronted Ronnie he was told to "f*** off".
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On Thursday, at Stirling Sheriff court, the Crown ditched the racist part of the charge but Sheriff Andrew Cubie convicted Ronnie of breach of the peace and fined him £150.
Last night, he said: "To be convicted for revving my car in a busy street is hard to take. Does this mean anyone driving a noisy car in Scotland is now a criminal?"
Following the row last September, police officers arrived at Ronnie's home and asked him to come with them to talk about the incident. He ended up being kept in a cell for two nights before being taken to court where he was released without charge.
He complained to the fiscal and the new charges surfaced months later. He said: "The police kept me in custody over the weekend because I made the mistake of swearing at a senior officer."
In court, Mr Maigel, 28, then a student at Stirling Uni, said: "The driver came alongside and was trying to annoy us by revving his engine very, very loudly."
Using an interpreter, Hana Saad, 23, said he had degraded them "maybe because we are Muslim".
Ronnie claims he was only trying to prevent the repeat of a engine problem had had suffered earlier with the Esprit.
He said: "I've had problems with the Lotus since I bought it. I paid £15,000 for a new engine in 2003.
"As soon as I started the car the oil pressure light wouldn't go out. I accept I revved the engine - it's a V8 twin turbo and is noisy and frightening.
"I would openly apologise to this couple. I am not a racist."
He is now considering an appeal against his conviction - and also plans to sell the Lotus. He said: "It has been nothing but trouble."
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'He tried to annoy us by revving his engine very loudly' Isam Maigel
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islam; madness; racism; uk; uksurrender
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To: Verloona Ti
Please do use it. I was thinking that too, but I just posted my brand new tag line and didn't want to switch.
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posted on
09/23/2006 1:56:48 PM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Osama ain't dead, he just smells that way.)
To: snowman_returns
The Islamo virus is spreading and apparently cross breeding with the politically correct virus and that spells pandemic in ANY language.
22
posted on
09/23/2006 2:05:51 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But nooo, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly' man.)
To: dennisw
My prophecy for Europe. Latent communists will advance their hold on government by pitting the disorganized majority whites against all the organized minorities and perverts. Eventually a three-way fight will break out after the latent communists begin a campaign of extreme cruelty, killing, of majority whites to seize final control over Europe. They will then face a bloody conflict with Muslims who seeing an opportunity will strike against all infidels to capture control. Finally, the disorganized whites will have a few heroes arise in their midst to lead them in a bloody war against Muslims and Communists. The Muslims will be driven out. The unfortunate tragedy is the Communists will surrender when they begin to lose. They will have killed a lot of innocent individuals. But, when they surrender, the remaining individuals will forgive and let the Communists survive to fight another day. The cycle repeats.
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posted on
09/23/2006 2:08:38 PM PDT
by
LoneRangerMassachusetts
(The only good Mullah is a dead Mullah. The only good Mosque is the one that used to be there.)
To: Mr. Mojo
Crimes soon coming to the UK:
I'm waiting for the lawsuit when someone is charged for dating in a racist manner
Some Muslim's feeling will be hurt when some woman says no to his/her advances and she/he takes them to court.
If there isn't any multiracial dating in their background they will be found guilty as charged
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posted on
09/23/2006 2:49:15 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(Liberal Agenda : "You've got it, I want it, you owe me,")
To: dennisw
Ah... The REAL reason for electric cars. They are less racist.
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posted on
09/23/2006 2:52:19 PM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(I did use spell check!)
To: dennisw
"He tried to annoy us by revving his engine very loudly' Isam Maigel"
Good for him.
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Take off your rose-tinted glasses!
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posted on
09/23/2006 2:59:30 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
To: dennisw
28
posted on
09/23/2006 3:00:19 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: ThomasThomas
Tell me again: what "race" are Muslims?
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:04:31 PM PDT
by
Eclectica
(Para el inglés, prensa 2.)
To: Dallas59
In-Freakin'-Credible
(Not all of Andrew Dice Clay was irredeemable)
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:06:00 PM PDT
by
VOA
To: dennisw
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:12:03 PM PDT
by
verum ago
(To the Islamofascists: As long as your beliefs have you live in denial, so shall you die of it.)
To: dennisw
That does it, I won't pop any more wheelies on my motorscooter!
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:48:45 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(MAY I DIE ON MY FEET IN MY SWAMP, BUAIDH NO BAS)
To: mkjessup
No, only particular morons get to be chief inspector there!
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:58:59 PM PDT
by
donmeaker
(If the sky don't say "Surrender Dorothy!" then my ex wife is out of town.)
To: dennisw
Imagine if he had to deal with the curse of the Were-VW Rabbit!
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:00:05 PM PDT
by
Sensei Ern
(Proud member of the radical Christian movement since January 22, 1984!)
To: RedMonqey
That could easily happen in the not-too-distant future.
Easily.
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:01:02 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
It wouldn't surprise me in the least. Back in the sixties some black men used "white guilt" to get white women to go to bed with them, calling them racists if they didn't.
It worked best with liberal gals.
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:07:56 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(Liberal Agenda : "You've got it, I want it, you owe me,")
To: Eclectica
I wonder if this guy revved his Lotus next to some white Muslim (like Ibrahim Hooper, Johnny Walker Lindh, or Adam Gadahn) if the same charges of "racism" would be brought up. Many of today's liberals seem utterly confused about what constitues a "race" of people. I've seen anti-French, anti-gay, and anti-feminist sentiments all described as "racist" recently.
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:22:08 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Eclectica
Tell me again: what "race" are Muslims?
Race is an arbitrary classification. There are Muslims of various races. But many of them aspire to be the race of cut-throats.
To: F.J. Mitchell
That would make a great tagline!
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:27:17 PM PDT
by
Cymbaline
(I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stres)
To: F.J. Mitchell
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:30:14 PM PDT
by
Verloona Ti
(Moslems are sensitive to everything except the screams of their victims being tortured)
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