ex-member fined £200 for BNP leak list
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A former member of the British National Party has been fined £200 after admitting publishing names and contact details of 10,000 party members online.
Matthew Single, 37, formerly of Church Lane, Brinsley, Notts, was fined by Nottingham magistrates after admitting disclosing data without consent.
Judge John Stobart said the fine was "low" because Single was on benefits.
A BNP spokesman branded the sentence "an absolute disgrace" and said Single should have been jailed.
District Judge Stobart also ordered Single to pay £100 towards the cost of the prosecution.
Judge Stobart added: "It came as a surprise to me, as it will to many members of the party, that to do something as foolish and as criminally dangerous as you did will only incur a financial penalty.
"It comes as no surprise to me that somebody to do with an organisation that prides itself on Britishness is in fact living off the British people on Job Seeker's Allowance and that is why the fine is so low as to be ridiculous."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire...
gotta hand it to the judge - he knows how to put it all into perspective!
Matthew Single, 37, formerly of Church Lane, Brinsley, Notts, was fined by Nottingham magistrates after admitting disclosing data without consent.
Judge John Stobart said the fine was "low" because Single was on benefits.
A BNP spokesman branded the sentence "an absolute disgrace" and said Single should have been jailed.
District Judge Stobart also ordered Single to pay £100 towards the cost of the prosecution.
Judge Stobart added: "It came as a surprise to me, as it will to many members of the party, that to do something as foolish and as criminally dangerous as you did will only incur a financial penalty.
"It comes as no surprise to me that somebody to do with an organisation that prides itself on Britishness is in fact living off the British people on Job Seeker's Allowance and that is why the fine is so low as to be ridiculous."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire...
gotta hand it to the judge - he knows how to put it all into perspective!
Guam said:
If I were him I would be more worried about the 10,000 new enemies he now has, some of whom I suspect will be less than understanding 
i think within the ranks they knew straight away who it was as there's a few members unhappy with the way bnp is going main stream rather than clinging to its traditional roots
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