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    Pie-thrower convicted of assaulting Rupert Murdoch

    LONDON (AP) — A British man who threw a shaving-cream pie at media tycoon Rupert Murdoch was convicted Friday of assault and causing harassment.

    Jonathan May-Bowles hurled a paper plate with a pile of shaving cream at Murdoch on July 19 as he was giving evidence to a Parliament committee in London over the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.

    The 26-year-old protester admitted the crime when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court Friday.

    The attack was captured by cameras as audiences from America to Murdoch's native Australia watched the baron endure a three-hour grilling by lawmakers probing allegations that the News of the World hacked into cell phones and bribed police to get information on celebrities, politicians and crime victims.

    Friday's hearing was adjourned and May-Bowles was ordered to return to court on Aug. 2 for sentencing.

     

    535 comments

    • rick  •  10 mths ago
      I notice many posters support what he did. But would you support him had he done the same to Glen Beck, Sarah Palin, or George Bush?
      • Reason and Truth 10 mths ago
        No, anyone in their right mind would give him a medal of honor for that!
      • Mark 10 mths ago
        I would have paid him, supplied him, filled my tank up (and we know that saying something) and drove him there
      • Steve J 10 mths ago
        That actually might make for a hit reality-TV show: "Political Pie-Face." A different right-wing cretin gets beaned in the face each episode. I'd watch it, but it probably wouldn't air on Fox.
    • Roger  •  10 mths ago
      That's what I call quick justice. If this happened in the U.S., it might get to trial in 2 years
      • Blueboy 10 mths ago
        Nah. It would happen quickly here, too. Can't attack the rich here, either. Ooops. Sorry, Republicans....... Job Creators. ( What egregious crap ! )
      • Who owns the fed 10 mths ago
        Blueboy, while I agree with the first part of your statement (the cops are there to protect the elite from the masses), the second part is nonsense. You ever get a job from a poor person?
    • Gary  •  10 mths ago
      It will be the only conviction from the whole affair.
    • M.N.  •  10 mths ago
      To bad he missed!
      • Helorider 10 mths ago
        He's got to live with the fact that he was beaten up by a lady.
    • amaboman  •  10 mths ago
      Now that is swift justice...days from arrest to conviction...
      • LibturdsROFL 10 mths ago
        Almost as fast as the murder of the original whistleblower.
      • Who owns the fed 10 mths ago
        The cops are only there to protect the rich from the masses and collect tax revenues. We can't let the peons touch the elite and get away with it y'know.
    • d d  •  10 mths ago
      How does one get into a hearing room with shaving cream and pie plate despite heavy security measures??? Why not charge the real offense here... Whomever was in charge of security need to be fired, charged, and sentenced.
    • Steve C  •  10 mths ago
      Lets see attack a rich man and convicted in weeks. Your a rich man you likely wait years for trail and no matter what evidence your unlikely to face jail even if convicted.
      • GaltJohnGalt 10 mths ago
        Umm, he..............CONFESSED! Speeds thing up a bit.
      • Helorider 10 mths ago
        That sounds fair.
    • TL  •  10 mths ago
      AND WHEN ARE THE NEWS CORPS PEOPLE GOING TO BE FOUND GUILTY ALONG WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOLKS WHO DID MUCH MORE DAMAGE THEN A
      "PIE THROWER?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Whatever  •  10 mths ago
      I bet if Rupert Murdoch threw a pie in my face he wouldn't be convicted in 10 years, let alone 10 days...
    • Steve  •  10 mths ago
      man, i wish our court system worked that fast. that would save a few bucks
    • Phocion  •  10 mths ago
      Why can't we have that kind of swift justice? Our courts would have taken months with attorney ramblings and postponements, jury selection, media interferance.
    • Susan  •  10 mths ago
      believe me it will someday come out that murdock paid this guy for this little skit-----how did this guy get the pie in there and the result is poor little murdock, his wife had to save the poor old man------get real
    • concerned citizen  •  10 mths ago
      #$%$ that was quick our legal system should take a note from the Brits.
    • bradito  •  10 mths ago
      Should've been a cowpie to go with all the #$%$ Murdoch's been shoveling in his various propaganda outlets for so many years.
    • maximum impact  •  10 mths ago
      I'm sure his punishment will be more severe than anything the Murdochs will face
    • Brett180  •  10 mths ago
      Murdoch needs to be investigated for his role in many espionage, spying, assassination,terror and murder charges. He even had the audacity to spy on Queen Elizabeth and her security. He deserves to die by Pie.
    • mott k  •  10 mths ago
      give him two more pies and two more tries
    • John  •  10 mths ago
      Convicted already, #$%$ here he wouldn't even have been formally charged yet.
    • Jessie  •  10 mths ago
      So...let me get this straight...throw a pie get convicted...murder your daughter...go free. Hmmmmm makes sense. NOT
    • Jeb  •  10 mths ago
      They should tap his phone.
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