Man refuses to pay TV licence over 9/11 documentary (From The Argus)
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Sussex man refuses to pay TV licence over 9/11 documentary
6:20pm Tuesday 26th February 2013 in News
Protesters at Horsham Magistrates' – picture by Richard W Symonds
A man who refused to |pay his TV licence after accusing the BBC of failing to impartially report the September 11 tragedy has been given a conditional discharge.
Tony Rooke, 49, from Chichester, who was charged with not paying his TV licence fee, claimed at Horsham Magistrates’ Court that the BBC withheld scientific evidence in a documentary made about the September 11 attacks.
The documentary film maker said he refused to pay his TV licence fee on the basis of specific anti-terrorism legislation.
District Judge Stephen Nicholls said that, even if he accepted and agreed with the evidence, that would not give him grounds to rule that Rooke was not guilty.
He imposed a six month conditional discharge, with £200 legal costs.
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Comments(6)
Sussex jim
says...
8:32pm Tue 26 Feb 13
Apart from the legal costs, this bloke has got away with it.
longman
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10:36pm Tue 26 Feb 13
Andy R
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9:34am Wed 27 Feb 13
longman wrote:Anti-Israel reporting? On the BBC? Is the weather on your planet any better than it is down here?
I didnt agree with the blatant anti Israel reporting by a certain BBC Middle Eastern correspondent - who is married to a Palestinian - but I still paid my licence!
Good job I'm not a journalist...my reporting on women would always be biased...what with me being married to one....
Anyway, the truth is that Rooke is a CIA agent whose job is to keep us all distracted away from what's REALLY going on.....
maxiboy_
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12:34pm Wed 27 Feb 13
Much more advanced technology was involved to bring them down. Google Dr Judy Wood for insight.
AmboGuy
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11:05am Thu 28 Feb 13
Mr Sworld says...
8:10pm Tue 26 Feb 13