>>On 2012-08-19, Mark Goodge <use...@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:56:11 +0100, jj221...@gmail.com put finger to
>>> keyboard and typed:
>>>>British officials seem to be queuing up to criticise the Russian
>>>>courts. Yet within the past year English courts have been handing
>>>>out much longer sentences for public order offences.

>>>>I wonder what the reaction would be in the UK if a group of masked
>>>>yobs broke into St. Paul's and terrorised the clergy? Assuming, of
>>>>course, that SCO19 didn't shoot them first.

>>> If prosecuted and convicted, they'd probably be fined around £1000. Or
>>> possibly imprisoned for a few months if the actions were considered
>>> particularly serious.

>>Peter Tatchell did something quite similar and was sentenced to a fine
>>of £18.60 plus costs.

> Was there any particular reason for that specific sum of money? Seems a
> little odd not to make it a round twenty.