EDL leader given unexpected suspended sentence

Wonder why the fellow EDL member pressed charges for a head butt? Or maybe the police decided to involve themselves in a fight among boys?
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Tommy Robinson, a.k.a. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is a leader of the English Defence League. Back in September he was convicted of assault for an incident that occurred during a demonstration in April of this year.

Today Tommy appeared in a Lancashire courtroom. He was given a suspended sentence, 150 hours of community service, and required to pay court costs. This was much lighter than we all had expected — I thought he would probably do jail time — so EDL supporters have reason to be relieved. Most encoraging of all is the fact that the judge refused the prosecution’s request to apply an ASBO (Anti-Social Behavior Order) to Tommy.

Another EDL leader, Kevin Carroll, was also in court today. I don’t know any details, but I hear from EDL sources that he was acquitted.

All in all, a good day for the English Defence League.

Here’s the story about Tommy from The Lancashire Telegraph:

EDL Leader Lennon ASBO Bid Rejected

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