Guess we have something to look forward to in 2028.

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    11 months ago

    Man who publicly restricts his freedom has his freedom publicly restricted.

    On a more serious note though: why is sharing his name and face necessary or even allowed? Seems like it’ll result in consequences greater than what the court has deemed appropriate to dole out.

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      11 months ago

      I agree. The UK is usually pretty robust about name suppression. Maybe he wasn’t powerful enough.

      The earlier story linked makes him sound vulnerable:

      Hunt also told the court on the two nights he had been seen on the side of the road he had wanted to kill himself by being hit by a car.

      “It never entered my head that what I was doing was frightening people,” he said.

      “I apologise to those people - I agree what I was doing was frightening but hand on my heart I never intended to cause them harassment, alarm or distress.”

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      11 months ago

      Man who publicly restricts his freedom has his freedom publicly restricted.

      Masochist tased, bondage enthusiast shackled.

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      11 months ago

      I think it’s probably more the part where he jumps out in front of their cars on a lonely road at night that got him in trouble.

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        11 months ago

        Now you know how we feel about deer in much of the US. Like ambulatory, suicidal road barriers.

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    11 months ago

    Among the restrictions, Hunt, of Claverham, North Somerset is banned from wearing “black all-in-one garments” or “any combination… which has the appearance of an all-in-one garment” in public between 9pm and 6am.

    It was an end to the nocturnal activities of the black-clad Somerset Gimp, but a beginning to the crepuscular expeditions of the dark-gray-wearing Somerset Rainy Afternoon Gimp.

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    11 months ago

    Two women were afraid and said they felt he might abduct them so they put him on the sex offender list for 5 years…