A boxer who threatened Muslims with “insane violence” in a Facebook post has been jailed for four months.
27 year old Tony Perrin from south London was arrested after he posted his threats with a photo of himself wearing a balaclava and pointing a gun at the camera.
Perrin used a Facebook page in the name of “Tony Croydon”. He wrote on May 22 this year, just after the Woolwich murder of Lee Rigby:
“24 hours ago those muslim scum bag… took an innocent soldiers life. Not only that but other muslims have praised their actions and given reasons as to why they did it. This is England. Our country, our capital and and even if my beloved edl and fellow countrymen do not follow my lead know this… I will do a lot worse than what took place yesterday and I have like minded people behind me. You Muslims aren’t the only people who make… explosives and your not the only people willing to commit acts of insane violence. Watch this space … Revenge will be taken!”
In court Perrin admitted that the handgun was only a BB gun and that he was drunk when he made the post. He also talked with a Muslim online soon afterwards – a conversation which led him to take down his post. But by this time it had already gone viral.
Perrin also lost his job as a scaffolder as a result of the publicity surrounding the case. EDL supporters have denounced Perrin and accused him of “damaging the cause.”
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