AntiSocial - Two-tier justice
Lucy Connolly is a 42 year old woman from Northampton who is currently serving a custodial sentence for stirring up racial hatred after she posted on X on the day of the Southport attacks last year, calling for "mass deportations now" and referring to setting fire to asylum hotels.
Her case has caused controversy online, with some describing her as a "political prisoner" and claiming that the justice system is treating some people more harshly than others.
But to others, Lucy Connolly is being appropriately punished for an incendiary post at a time of high tensions.
Are heftier sentences meted out to some people more than others? Are some groups treated differently in the courts because of their ethnicity or political views?
Presenter: Adam Fleming
Producers: Josephine Casserly, Simon Maybin and Beth Ashmead-Latham
Studio manager: Andy Mills
Production coordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: Bridget Harney
Published on Friday, 18th April 2025.
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