Is Ricky Jones's acquittal for urging people to slit the throats of anti-immigrant protestors an example of 'two tier' justice, given Lucy Connolly got 31 months for a single tweet she deleted within hours and then apologised for? The two cases aren't directly comparable since they were charged with different offences and he pleaded not guilty whereas she pleaded guilty. However, Ricky Jones was granted bail and Lucy Connolly wasn't. Had she been, she would have been more likely to plead not guilty and might well have been acquitted, just as Jamie Michael was when charged with a similar offence which he pleaded not guilty to. The fact that the jury in Ricky Jones's case acquitted him is good news. Juries, it seems, are reluctant to convict people for speech offences, even when they use violent, inflammatory language. The Crown Prosecution Service should take note.