Some of his attacks caused significant injuries including one on a security guard who had to have six months off work after Abbott-Thompson claimed to be HIV positive. Thats the answer to your question as far as decent folk are concerned but the Left in the media dont share our moral scruples, theyre just trading on them to spare one of their leaders and let the story die. In my experience, Ken, mens rea has never been a primary consideration of prosecutors. Judge Aaronberg QC made an interim hospital order while psychiatric reports are prepared. Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, on Tuesday night tried to prevent The Telegraph from publishing details of a court hearing at which her son was accused of assaulting a police officer. I thought that biting a rozzer during the closed season was also on the charge sheet. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, was arrested outside the . Yet you sent your son to public school. If you became leader how could you take Labours total belief in state education to the country knowing youve done something with your own son that you called indefensible? The other major question is where is the major news broadcasters on this issue absolutely silent it seems. Lawyers acting for the Labour front-bencher wrote to this newspaper after it approached her for comment. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. Tim may be wrong about stuff, but ..that, ultimately, makes up for his beating squirrels to death for a hobby, Tim Worstall a horrid man who is anti-minimum wage among other repugnant things Socialist News. Youve got to be really bad to get sectioned these days. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Do things that raise the morale of your troops, and dont do things that lower it. Id also throw in foetal alcohol syndrome as an occasional factor, plus skunk although, as Jim says, that bit can be rather circular. Once a black boy is lost to the world of gangs its very hard to get them back and I was genuinely very fearful of what could happen. Diane Abbott's son James is charged over hospital assaults - The Times DA Theres always this assumption if youre a black person whos done something, that someone has given you a bye. Mar 24, 2020 By Tony Thompson Diane Abbott and Baroness Anderson A Jewish former Labour MP has said she feels sad over the anti-Semitism scandal engulfing "icon" Diane Abbott. The terrified MP called police begging for help when James Abbott-Thompson began chasing her round her house with the scissors while claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. Olivia Wilde suffers red carpet embarrassment after showing up to the Met Gala in the SAME 'If that happens I'm done, I'm stopping!' Id waited a long time to ask Diane Abbott some questions. If mens rea ever entered the fray, it was because the CPS reviewing lawyer concluded that mens rea would be difficult to prove and therefore there was no realistic prospect of conviction. Serena Williams is pregnant AGAIN! Indeed, it may hardly have been a conspiracy at all perhaps it was just a case of The Left doing what comes naturally. Perhaps given his subsequent predilection for nibbling coppers and hospital staff, he may have planted his incisors into Her Majestys Ambassador rather than the Ferrero Rocher. QUALITY BADGES IN A LOVELY GIFT BOX. Charlotte is daddy's double! , updated Id always had a lot of time for this doughty daughter of Jamaican immigrants who became the countrys first black woman MP in 1987, and remained the only one for a decade. The terrified MP called police begging for help when James. James Abbott-Thompson, pictured, pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period. I have had to deal with two undergraduates who suddenly showed symptoms at about age 21 they were dreadful episodes. DA Some of my colleagues resent that but I think its just jealousy. Its time for a robust response that points out that these people are hypocritical arseholes so they can be finished off for good. Diane Abbott's son admits assaulting two police officers The son of the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has admitted spitting at one police officer and biting another after being refused entry to a government building in central London last November. It wasnt about me saying I dont care what happens to other boys.Ive done so much work to help those kind of children. The diplomat, who joined the Foreign Office in 2014 before advising Brit expats in Italy on their post-Brexit rights, will be sentenced in July. Ah, yes an elderly black woman crying on the telly. Then have children. Were better than them in oh so many moral ways indeed since their whole envy-driven, hateful, violent, grasping creed is immoral, in ALL of them. DA Id done a lot of work on how black boys underachieve in secondary schools so I knew what a serious problem it was. He got a job in one of the Great Offices of State and seemed to be given an overseas posting quite swiftly, something his Cambridge University education would have helped him achieve. James Abbott, 12, rang a radio phone-in on Tuesday after it emerged his mother was planning to send him to the 10,000 a year City of London School, rather than a comprehensive. Judge Aaronberg QC made an interim hospital order while psychiatric reports are prepared. Keep up to date with all of David & UNs work by linking up with us on our Social Media Channels by Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/. Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. No charges would have been brought. He then beat up a doctor at Mile End Hospital a few days later, and later assaulted a female nurse at the Royal Free Hospital and hit out at another man. And on November 7, he racially abused a nurse, assaulted her and smashed her glasses. 13 April 2012. that the fella was in the FO, in Rome. Theres undoubtedly a racial dimension to crime, Mr Car. Ms Abbott, the Labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington, was widely criticised for her decision to send her son to the fee paying City of London. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Exactly what we dont need. Mr Abbott-Thompson is the only son of Labour's shadow home secretary, and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson. The son of Labour MP Diane Abbott appeared in court earlier this week over a string of violent attacks on NHS staff and police officers. By Diane Abbott Biography - The Famous People If he was just mental, hed have been quietly sectioned. Abbott's decision in 2003 to send her son to the private City of London School after criticising colleagues for sending their children to selective schools, which she herself described as "indefensible" and . Her sons lawyer presented character references from his godfather Jonathan Aitken and the Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to resign over interview blunder Diane Abbott's son - UK and Europe - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. But when stat-ioned in the British embassy in Rome, he is said to have become hooked on highly addictive stimulant crystal meth. We are engaged in war with the supreme evil of the Left. Required fields are marked *. When told they werent there, he flew into rage and went on to attack two police officers. Youve got to be really bad to get sectioned these days. About 20 minutes ago I was reading that quote.. Having Jonathan Aitken as your stepfather cant help. Fashion disaster! In an earlier hearing George Gross, defending, said his client could be suffering from a personality disorder or psychotic illness and that drug use has contributed to the problem. Your email address will not be published. Were fighting a war with our hands tied behind our backs, voluntarily. Its amazing to comprehend what James Abbott-Thompson has thrown away by his own foolish actions. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to quit the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff after an interview blunder that hit the headlines. B. ritain's first black woman MP, Diane Abbott, was forced to issue a humiliating apology today after making allegedly racist remarks about white people. Get married. Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. The court was told that most of the incidents relate to a time when Mr Abbott-Thompson was being treated for mental health issues. Born to immigrant parents from Jamaica, Abbot became conscious of race-related bias as early as her school days. Yesterday Judge Aaronberg QC told him: You were a model citizen, you had a good education, a good degree and good employment. Thats how racially aggravated charges usually work. Diane Abbott - Wikipedia Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. Or c**ts. https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Assault-definitive-guideline-Web.pdf, Apparently Essay Mills Must Be Made Illegal, Why Oxfam Can Go Boil Their Heads Over Vaccine Patents, The real point about climate change is how cheap the solution is, The excellent Tim Worstall- The Register, Tim Worstall is a darn good economist- Don Boudreaux, Tim Worstall, you pendant- Polly Toynbee, .more sensible than most right wing nutjob bloggersBob Piper. In my experience neither the rozzers nor the CPS are, past a certain point of criminality, interested in making nice and humane and on this occasion, I do not criticise them for that (theres plenty else we can stick the boot into the bastards for). Whats the most likely outcome of that? I have personal experience of this the brother of a good friend has been sectioned multiple times after behaving erratically in public and/or breaking the law, he has never been charged with anything he did, which includes once driving while under the influence of drink and drugs the wrong way up a dual carriageway (fortunately no one was injured). Michael and I dont socialise. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. Abbott-Thompson punched and spat in the face of one officer and tried to hit a second, biting his left thumb. I realised they were subjected to peer pressure and when that happens its very hard for a mother to save her son. Actually his LinkedIn page is a bit suspicious, in that with his past jobs he described what he did, whereas with his latest job it lt says nothing specific about what he does, its just a cut-and-paste job about the company (HewardMills). And the doubling of her majority at the last election proves the people in Hackney, those who matter most to her, know that. Theres probably some sort of inverted victimhood poker stretching from: White working class male with short hair: zero warnings. He was slightly bipolar and OCD (not unusually so for a techie :)) when I knew him, but apparently had a bad breakdown nothing violent, just mad schemes for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers and so forth. What gets me about this case is that Abbott-Thompson had been given every advantage in life that could have been given to him. Diane Abbott: I sent my son to private school so he wouldn't end up in Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to quit the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff after an interview blunder that hit the headlines. Abbott-Thompson pleaded guilty in a remote hearing to carrying out 12 assaults as well as racially aggravated criminal damage, making threats and exposing himself. But obviously people from other cultures didnt see it that way at all. Mark Duell for MailOnline, Jeremy Corbyn is mocked for using his New Year message to boast that 2019 was 'quite a year' for Labour despite election thrashing, Maps show how 'youthquake' would have won Election for Labour if 18 to 24-year-olds had been only voters - while Tories would have been even bigger winners if over-65s were the only ones to go to the polls, 'He's like the Japanese soldier refusing to accept they had lost the war': Jeremy Corbyn is mocked for his new Year message boasting that 2019 was 'quite a year' for his humiliated party, No Jeremy Corbyn allies deserve our vote: Former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth says entire Shadow Cabinet should be banned from the party's leadership race for failing to root out anti-Semitism, 'We're not your enemies!' In the end youre coming from a culture where whatever you can do for your children you do. From my understanding schizophrenia falls in to that category. Something went wrong, please try again later. Diane Abbott's son, 28, charged with 11 new offences Perhaps he identifies Jeremy Corbyn as his dad this could cause a lot of mental anxiety and trauma. He then sunk his teeth into an officer who was trying to detain him under the Mental Health Act. I wouldnt have to make the same choice today. The grey area between being criminally responsible and being a total nutter is very large indeed. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court on New Year's Eve accused of 11 crimes. Diane Abbott's Son Evades Prison Time Despite Pleading Guilty - YouTube So a fairly typical afro-caribbean family history. Do you have a working hypothesis/theory of the case? The next day, he erupted against another policeman and on November 29, the thug assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office. Pregnant singer and baby daddy A$AP Rocky have red carpet to Florence Pugh debuts a SHAVED HEAD at her first Met Gala: Actress creates a buzz with dramatic new look as Baring it ALL! Labour peer Ruth Anderson said she did not. Diane . Its not my place to forgive what she did with him but if it was Id struggle. In her first detailed comments on the controversy, she told BBC. The Cambridge University graduate, 28, was once tipped for the top in the Foreign Office. As for his parentage, I understand that a better man said That is my misfortune, not my fault. You want some of this? Another doctor was doused with a bowl of hot custard and later a canteen tray was used to hit a female therapist. BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Abbott's son defends going private Diane Abbott accused of trying to silence story on sons 'biting Diane Abbott's son was in court yesterday after being charged with a string of violent offences including allegedly beating up police, emergency workers and doctors as well as exposing. But my feeling is that these things do not come out of the blue the signs will be there from a young age. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2418996/. This might be too much information but the smallest rooms current book is a book of quotations. were the schizophrenics you were involved in already heavy users of cannabis?. The grey area between being criminally responsible and being a total nutter is very large indeed.. Ms Abbott, 66, will become home secretary in charge of policing if Labour winsthe general election in a little over a weeks time. BR Im guessing those black women couldnt afford to do what you did yet youre saying they shook your hand? Instead psychosis seems to be the preferred euphemism nowadays. Looks at higher rates of schizophrenia in black Afro Caribbean males and potential reasons. Anyway, enough of this; I shouldnt have mentioned it. Other alleged offences took place at the Royal Free in Hampstead and Mile End Hospital in Tower Hamlets. DIANE ABBOTT Well, since I made that decision Labour built five new secondary schools in Hackney, one of them with some of the best GCSE results in the country. Diane Abbott has accused the Conservative party of unleashing the most vicious and negative general election campaign in her memory, expressing her disappointment that a female prime minister. I dont think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child. They had one son together . But that probably goes without saying, doesnt it?. For me, of West Indian origin, that was a no-brainer. Abbott-Thompson threw punches and kicks at one mental health nurse after telling her: I will get you. A security guard who tried to protect her was punched and kicked in the head and hand. A person with a mental health record will be sectioned far more quickly than one without. Currently youre being described as Labours token candidate, which, considering youve been an MP for well over twice as long as all the other leadership rivals, is an insult on many levels. Below psychosis there is then a hierarchy of conditions all the way down to undiagnosed, non-specific personality disorder, with things like Aspys, depression and PTSD (thats quite a biggie, actually) along the way. Diane Abbot is a British politician who became the first woman of African descent to be elected to the House of Commons. Diane Abbott's diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. Prosecutor Benn Maguire told the court the Labour MP was chased around her home by her son who said he had a gun in his pocket, although no gun was later found. Yesterday it emerged the rising star had been hooked on drugs even before he joined the Foreign Office fast-track scheme in 2014. The court was told police had been scrambled to Ms Abbott's home in Hackney on July 26 when he began chasing the 66-year-old with scissors. The next day he set upon another policeman. I want to say, I did the best for my family. Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/, Islamic Girls School asks girls about menstruating habits if they fail to attend prayers, Trial hears how teachers in Telford failed to protect Grooming Gang victim. The former Shadow Home Secretary did not pursue the case against her son, but he was charged in relation to the attacks on emergency workers. One wonders if illegal drugs were involved. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Long ago when I was the warden of a Hall of Residence my students reported to me that one of their number, whose dope smoking they had been happy to overlook, had dropped acid and had had to be restrained from trying to fly down a stairwell. Did he think he was invincible or had his charmed life as a Cambridge scholar and a diplomat made him arrogant? If that is the case the theres a great irony that the son of an MP who has spoken out vociferously in the past about the rights of single mothers and the pressures on them, should go down a similar self destructive route as that taken by so many much less gifted and high achieving Black Britons whose families are also afflicted by fatherlessness. Diane Abbott's son has appeared in court charged with a string of offences, including nine assaults and one count of racially aggravated criminal damage. The details of the letter are private and cannot be published. He also made a number of threats, wrecked a glass plaque and assaulted a third man. DA When Im on my death bed I wont say I wish Id had the opportunity to do more for my career. A 6 month rampage and only now is there action? I didnt have anyone to discuss it with. Black, male with important mother: Unlimited warnings or until the Daily Mail is likely to find out. Ms Abbott was approached for comments when reports of the incident began circulating on the internet. Oh, and him saying that it would be ridiculous to have different time zones for Scotland and England (with england on Berlin time and Scotland on London time). Is there any connection between him being the child of a single parent and his downfall? He was sent to an independent school, thereby sparing him the culture of the racism of low expectations of Black Britons that has been created by the Left dominated teaching unions in State schools. There was an FOI ttempt to find out the details of why he was sacked, but it was refused. BR Theres also your cosying-up to Michael Portillo on the BBC couch? We must judge individuals by their behaviours and the content of their characters not by slapdash reference to political tribes, classes, races, or genders. They dont charge lightly, and there would have been pressure not to in this case. Thats to get your priorities and values upside down. The Daily Mail said: But on the day when police took Abbott-Thompson from the Labour MPs home to nearby Homerton Hospital he attacked a second police officer and another man. But when I heard in 2003 that shed taken her 11-year-old son James out of the state education system and sent him to the 10,000-a-year City of London School, I was gobsmacked by her hypocrisy. Diane Abbott's son had crystal meth delivered to her home when she was Shadow Home Secretary, a court heard yesterday. How Jeremy Corbyn exposed his love affair with Diane Abbott The Right can imagine that quiet tut-tutting is the right course of action but it leaves a vacuum that the Left are filling with their vile out-pourings. And he went on to carry out eight further attacks beating up two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and four police officers. Come to think of it, maybe my stairwell flyer was a third case of schizophrenia. 'They are subjected to peer pressure and when that happens it's very hard for a mother to save her son. I learnt that the constabulary werent interested they had a deal with the uni that any such case that didnt involve harm to others should be dealt with by the uni health service. The two incidents are not connected but police would have been at full stretch at the time. Miss Abbott made headlines when she decided to send him to the 10,000-a year City of London School in 2003 after criticising colleagues for choosing private schools.She was not in court yesterday. I'm fashionably late, baby! Diane Abbott: Sentence over racially abusive letter - BBC News DA They say Im disloyal to Labour but I voted for everything in the manifesto. Three of his victims were female. Tom, BiNDI agree that the kid being a mental case is not likely his fault. James Adam Abbott-Thompson, 28, was charged on Sunday Dec 1 with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency services worker. The mother of one made headlines when she decided to send her only child to the private City of London School in 2003 after criticising colleagues for choosing selective and independent schools. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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