Elderly Former Constable Gets Justice After Being Arrested by UK Police for Thought Crimes
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The 2023 incident involving a man accused of thought crimes suggests a different reality. Julian Foulkes, a retired special constable from Gillingham, Kent, was scrutinized for simply expressing a worried reaction to a post on X regarding the pro-Palestine demonstrations occurring in the UK and the US.

The thread of posts, seemingly now removed, was part of a dialogue between a user called “Mr Ethical” and Suella Braverman, who was a Member of Parliament at the time. Mr Ethical told Braverman, “As someone who joined one of the ‘hate marches,’ if you label me an antisemite, I will take legal action against you.” Foulkes replied to them, “Just a step away from storming Heathrow looking for Jewish arrivals….”

In under forty-eight hours, Foulkes was reported by the Metropolitan Police Intelligence Command. Subsequently, the Kent Police, with whom he had served with distinction for a decade, searched his home and took him into custody.

Julian Foulkes, from Gillingham, Kent, was handcuffed at his home by six officers after replying to a pro-Palestinian activist on X.

Kent Police officers searched his home and commented on his “very Brexity” book collection. The force detained the 71-year-old for eight hours, interrogated and issued him with a caution after officers visited his home on Nov 2 2023.

Foulkes was detained for eight hours and interrogated under the Malicious Communications Act. They issued a caution, which he accepted because he feared he would not be allowed to visit his daughter in Australia. Once the dust settled, The Free Speech Union legal advocacy group assisted Foulkes in filing a lawsuit against the Kent Police, citing wrongful arrest and violation of his free speech rights. Eighteen months later, Foulkes prevailed and won his case:

In early May, the caution was expunged from Foulkes’ record and he was awarded 20,000 pounds, roughly 26,000 in U.S. dollars. 

Earlier this month, Kent Police confirmed that the caution was a mistake and had been deleted from Mr Foulkes’s record.

Tim Smith, the force’s chief constable, later phoned Mr Foulkes personally to offer an apology for the “ordeal he endured”.

Now, in a letter sent to Mr Foulkes’ solicitors, the force reiterated Mr Smith’s apology for the “distress caused by the actions of his officers” .

Mr Foulkes told The Telegraph he was “naturally pleased that Kent Police had been swift to follow their apology with compensation”.

“However, this was never about money,” he said.

“For me, it was a simple matter of right and wrong and I now need to see that the full investigation I have been promised takes place and necessary actions are taken to prevent any recurrence.”

What a horrible ordeal for a retiree and a former police officer to have to endure. But the direction the U.K. has been going under PM Starmer still does not bode well for anyone’s free speech rights. However, the legal precedent set and the monetary award is a cautionary tale on overstepping boundaries:

The letter, sent by a lawyer for the force, read: “I am instructed to accept the offer of early resolution without recourse to litigation by payment of compensation in the sum of £20,000 plus your client’s reasonable legal fees in full and final settlement of all prospective claims arising from his arrest on Nov 2 2023.”

Foulkes appeared on British news network GB News and debunked Starmer’s response to VP Vance’s criticisms.

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This one case is an indicator of just how far off the rails the mother country has gone. Starmer has moderated on other matters of recent date, such as the rampant illegal immigration and re-establishing English as the primary language for Great Britain–while giving full-throated support to the Europeans’ crackdown on speech. But with the EU’s heightened efforts to control thought and speech, while also attacking the United States’ stance on free speech, it may be lights out for Great Britain next.

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