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      XPost: uk.politics.misc, alt.politics.uk       From: d@ray              Leeds, United Kingdom – Sam Melia, the UK-based nationalist jailed over       politically-themed stickers, has now been denied access to his own children       by prison authorities.              According to a statement by Melia’s wife, Laura Towler, prison officials       have classified her non-violent husband as a so-called Person Posing a Risk       to Children (PPRC) due to his perceived “racist and offensive attitudes.”       Additionally, Towler states that she cannot mention her kids during       visiting hours or provide him with pictures of their two children.              “My husband, political prisoner Sam Melia, has been banned by the state and       HMP Hull from having any contact with his children while he is in prison,”       read a statement on Towler’s official Telegram page. “Not only this, but he       is not allowed any photographs of our children, and I’m not even allowed to       mention them to him when I speak with him.”              “After serving three months of his sentence already and having full contact       (including visits) with our two-year-old and one-month-old daughters, they       have now decided that Sam is a Person Posing Risk to Children because of       Sam’s ‘racist posters, insignia and literature’ and ‘racist and       offensive       attitudes,’ it continued.              According to a policy and procedure outline listed by the Pan-Dorset       Safeguarding Children Partnership, UK prisons are required “to actively       encourage prisoners to maintain meaningful family ties while they are in       custody.” However, they also have the “statutory duty” to “identify       prisoners who have potential or confirmed” risk of harming children.              Melia, who was sentenced to prison earlier this year for “inciting racial       hatred” for his role in the production of lawful, truthful stickers, had a       clean criminal history and is a non-violent offender. His incarceration has       already ensured that he has missed the birth of his second daughter.              Many of the stickers Melia was said to have created warned of racial       demographic change, with taglines that read, “They have to go back,”       “There       is a war on whites,” and “They seek conquest, not asylum.”              The prison term was handed to him by Judge Tom Bayliss KC, a civil servant       with a documented history of letting pedophiles and other deviants off with       a suspended sentence. After what some have called a “draconian show trial,”       Melia’s plight quickly took hold throughout sympathetic organizations all       across the world, with some even marching in protest of his heavy-handed       repression.              In a statement published on the official website of Towler and Melia’s       Patriotic Alternative, Towler asserts that in order to shake off the full       contact restrictions that come with a PPRC classification, the two must       first complete a “multi-agency risk assessment” process, which could take       weeks or even months to fulfill.              “I’ve asked HMP Hull to clarify why a man found guilty of encouraging the       stickering of lampposts has restrictions put on him that sound more fitting       for a child abuser,” said Towler. “They’ve informed me that whenever       somebody is flagged as a PPRC, they get the full force of restrictions put       on them until an assessment is carried out. In order to get this assessment       moving, Sam has had to fill out a form for both of our daughters to say he       wants contact with them.”              “…It could be weeks or even months. This means that Sam will miss out on       maintaining a strong relationship with our toddler, building a relationship       with our newborn baby, and our children will miss out on seeing and       speaking with their dad,” she continued.              The criminal justice system in the UK appears to turn a blind eye towards       those who actually prey on children, however. In October, it was reported       that rapists, sex offenders, and child predators could soon be spared jail       entirely, citing data that alleged English and Welsh prisons were at full       capacity. The move coincided with a plan to release many lower-risk inmates       to free up beds.              In November of 2018, a convicted member of a grooming gang was allowed by       the UK government to “play a part” in the raising of a child with the woman       he was convicted of raping. While neither the victim nor the suspect was       named in the report, it further alleged that the inmate was allowed a       chance to seek visits from the child.              “These restrictions are complete overkill for a “criminal” such as Sam       and       amount to nothing more than the political persecution of a loving father       and husband,” Towler continued. “Sam is heartbroken at the prospect of not       being able to see his children and although our newborn baby has no idea       what’s going on, our toddler is confused as to why she’s no longer allowed       to see or talk to her daddy.”              The apparent hypocrisy did not go unnoticed for long. Online, those who       consider themselves longtime allies of Towler and Melia rushed to show       support. They also urged others to get active in spreading awareness for       what could only be described as an intolerable act of political oppression.              “Absolutely sick to my stomach over this. Even after all the shocking       injustice done to Sam and his family, I didn’t think the UK “government”       could be this inhumane and cruel,” said pro-White podcaster and dissident       artist Emily Youcis on X/Twitter. “Completely maddening. Let’s get this       insanity trending!!!”              “Jailed simply for being a Nationalist and putting up pro-White stickers=       not punishment enough in the eyes of the state,” said X/Twitter user Katie       Campbell. “They must crush anyone who disobeys the destructive new world       order by any means necessary. We’re dealing with a special level of evil.”              Pro-White activists who prioritize their people over foreign interests are       often targeted with judicial “lawfare” and face prison time for merely       questioning the status quo. In the United Kingdom, Melia is joined by       activists James Costello, James Allchurch, aka Sven Longshanks, and Kris       Kearney, aka Charlie Big Potatoes, who were sentenced to lengthy prison       terms for equally nonviolent and politically motivated infractions.              Just this year, Marie-Thérèse Kaiser of Germany’s nationalist Alternative       for Germany (AFD) party, earned a criminal conviction for the thought crime       of “incitement to hatred.” Kaiser was slapped with heavy fines for merely       associating an influx of refugees from Afghanistan with gang rapes on       social media. The incident would come just after four Germans were arrested       for simply leaving flowers at the window of Adolf Hitler’s Austrian birth       home.                     [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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