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Their legal advice will be to do exactly as I have said.

What have Kneecap done in the past to lead you to this assumption, or are you just projecting?

There's a former teacher who worked in Mullingar who was jailed for repeated contempt of court. His supporters managed to convince a lot of people that his incarceration was about religion, free speech and transgenderism. He hasn't 1% of the support or the moral backbone possessed by Kneecap. I would suggest that this charge will be made all about the vile, inhumane torture in Gaza.

It's not a question of changing minds. Anyone with an ounce of humanity in them is appalled by the actions of the Israeli government. It's a question of keeping it in people's conversations.

A bit like this discussion!

UKIP want to deport Kneecap from the UK to North Korea… the fact that Kneecap continue to annoy the loons is a good sign

”Obvious to me” …once I decided that they’re a band who will court controversy for the sake of increased audiences and fans - but that’s after taking numerous steps back and reflecting on just what they have been doing over the last number of years.
As I said, the bar is very low here in terms of the legal threshold for a conviction-

You don’t know me at all but let’s say you see me attending at a rock concert with a Hezbollah flag wrapped around me- would it be reasonable to assume I am a Hezbollah supporter?

And if yes, then what about the chap actually performing at the concert wrapping said flag around him- if I’m not that familiar with the band wouldn’t I be forgiven for thinking he too was a Hezbollah supporter?

It’s all down to context as the band have said - but yet haven’t provided any context - we’ll see what he says in court- but like it or not, the law is quite clear here- and if you’re tipping into or balancing on the edge of what is illegal, you MAY get punished for it.

The law on this is around forming a “reasonable” conclusion - statements post the act in question doesn’t mean that they won’t get prosecuted - it MAY mean that they won’t be found guilty - but that’s not at all certain - if it is found that a “reasonable” opinion could be formed that they are Hezbollah supporters based on the evidence provided in court, that unfortunately, is how he may be found guilty- to repeat I don’t see the sense in this prosecution - I see the band as a money making outfit personally - but “perceptions” are at the heart of this prosecution and that’s because the bar is set very low in proving terrorist support

That is the point. The lads' statement is incomplete.