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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 » 06:03am
A drunk passenger who hurled racist abuse at fellow travellers on a London underground train in a tirade that became an internet sensation has been jailed for 21 weeks.
Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, launched an expletive-laden rant at passengers on the Central line, telling those seated near her: ’I used to live in England and now I live in the United Nations.’
A seven-minute video of the verbal assault was uploaded to YouTube and viewed more than 200,000 times.
Condemning her showdown, District Judge Michael Snow at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, said: ’Anyone viewing it would feel a deep sense of shame that our citizens could be subject to such behaviour who may, as a consequence, believe that it secretly represents the views of other white people.’
Woodhouse was fined following a similar offence in 2008.
In the video of her latest foul-mouthed outburst, filmed by businessman Galbant Juttla, Woodhouse can be heard shouting in a thick Essex accent.
Prosecutor Claire Campbell said Woodhouse, who has since lost her job and is now claiming benefits, began her stream of abuse after a retirement party when she was feeling a little ’worse for wear’. She had drunk an unknown quantity of champagne.
Woodhouse sat with her head bowed as CCTV footage of the prolonged rant between St Paul’s and Mile End stations was played to the court.
In it she could be seen turning to the Pakistani man sitting next to her, who is singing his national anthem.
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[QUOTE]Quoting: Ron Johnston [I]Wednesday, May 30, 2012 » 06:03am
A drunk passenger who hurled racist abuse at fellow travellers on a London underground train in a tirade that became an internet sensation has been jailed for 21 weeks.
Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, launched an expletive-laden rant at passengers on the Central line, telling those seated near her: ’I used to live in England and now I live in the United Nations.’
A seven-minute video of the verbal assault was uploaded to YouTube and viewed more than 200,000 times.
Condemning her showdown, District Judge Michael Snow at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, said: ’Anyone viewing it would feel a deep sense of shame that our citizens could be subject to such behaviour who may, as a consequence, believe that it secretly represents the views of other white people.’
Woodhouse was fined following a similar offence in 2008.
In the video of her latest foul-mouthed outburst, filmed by businessman Galbant Juttla, Woodhouse can be heard shouting in a thick Essex accent.
Prosecutor Claire Campbell said Woodhouse, who has since lost her job and is now claiming benefits, began her stream of abuse after a retirement party when she was feeling a little ’worse for wear’. She had drunk an unknown quantity of champagne.
Woodhouse sat with her head bowed as CCTV footage of the prolonged rant between St Paul’s and Mile End stations was played to the court.
In it she could be seen turning to the Pakistani man sitting next to her, who is singing his national anthem.
Ron. you don’t add any comment of your own,as this is in every newspaper, word for word and on every tv. news channel what exactly is your point of posting this?.
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Quoting: john daly
Ron. you don’t add any comment of your own,as this is in every newspaper, word for word and on every tv. news channel what exactly is your point of posting this?.
Alright John, I think Ron is trying to elicit an opinion.
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Alright Ron, I think she got off too lightly, she is entitled to her, in my view, bigoted & racist views & she can swear her head off in private but to shout her foul mouthed & objectionable views in a public place with the sole idea of offending is not only disgusting it’s illegal.
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Quoting: john daly
Ron. you don’t add any comment of your own,as this is in every newspaper, word for word and on every tv. news channel what exactly is your point of posting this?. [/I]
J.D.
Have you any teeth left?
Sometimes, your pointed questions have a ’not so nice slant’
People can post any way they want to.....you do
For instance, I live in Canada and missed that, being as i still work occasionally.... so Thanks Ron, for the info.
