Six weeks for murdoch pie thrower

Sunnyisland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14370398


A man who threw a plate of shaving foam at News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch has been jailed for six weeks.
Jonathan May-Bowles, 26, of Edinburgh Gardens, Windsor, Berkshire, admitted attacking the media tycoon during a Commons committee hearing on phone hacking last month.
May-Bowles, who calls himself Jonnie Marbles, admitted assault and causing harassment, alarm or distress.
The stand-up comic was sentenced at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
May-Bowles was ordered to serve three weeks in prison and pay a £15 victim surcharge and £250 costs.
Mr Murdoch and his son James were giving evidence before MPs at the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 20 July when May-Bowles rushed forward from the public gallery with a paper plate filled with foam.
The foam hit the 80-year-old's jacket.
Mr Murdoch's wife, Wendi Deng, jumped to her husband's defence and appeared to slap May-Bowles on the head as several people tackled the attacker.
Sentencing May-Bowles, district judge Daphne Wickham said the aim of the attack was to disrupt proceedings, which were of "of huge importance".
The foam pie hit Mr Murdoch's jacket
She said she had also taken into account the fear of injury Mr Murdoch would have experienced as he did not know what was in the pie.
The judge said: "This is a parliamentary process, which as you know conducts itself with dignity and in a civilised fashion.
"Everybody else in the room expected that, with one exception - you.
"You attended those proceedings with only one intention, to disrupt them."
After pleading guilty to the offences last week, the part-time comic told reporters, "I would just like to say this has been the most humble day of my life", mimicking Mr Murdoch's statement to the MPs.



Humple pie indeed.

im invisible

'Eee's lost 'is May-Bowles, or something

Biggins

realies wrote: »

...After pleading guilty to the offences last week, the part-time comic told reporters, "I would just like to say this has been the most humble day of my life", mimicking Mr Murdoch's statement to the MPs.

Humple pie indeed.

While NOT a fan of Murdoch in ANY way - I've no symathy for Marbles.
He was/is a gobschite and even his smart-arsed comment upon sentencing, shows this.

Tabnabs

This story is clearly pie in the sky

Guill

Half baked story IMO.

stephen_k

http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/921/921292/homer-simpson-20081017022148176-000.jpg

Standman

:eek: can't believe they put him in custardy! It's merely a trifling matter. yea.

Biggins

Standman wrote: »

:eek: can't believe they put him in custardy! It's merely a trifling matter. yea.

Jeasus, that was so bad - it could be considered an own-gaol!

jayteecork

Murdoch has some nerve to press charges.

Biggins

jayteecork wrote: »

Murdoch has some nerve to press charges.

He didn't - the British police did.

mikemac

I'm no flan of News International, but May-Bowles was clearly too hot and cross.

take everything

I'm no flan of this guy but this is just the cherry on top for Murdoch.
Looks like he got to have his cake and eat it.
Some might say "just desserts" but this leaves a bad taste in the mouth IMO.
That sentence is no cake walk.

And FFS lads, enough of the puns.
This is serious.

smokedeels

A plate of shaving foam qualifies as a pie?

Biggins

smokedeels wrote: »

A plate of shaving foam qualifies as a pie?

Yes, like McDonald's crap is technically food!

Sunnyisland

smoked eels wrote: »

A plate of shaving foam qualifies as a pie?

Well baking wasn't one of his specialties