The Daily Mail said: But on the day when police took Abbott-Thompson from the Labour MPs home to nearby Homerton Hospital he attacked a second police officer and another man. Ms Abbott made Jonathan Aitken, the former Conservative cabinet minister who served a prison sentence for perjury, her son's godfather, after she worked with him at Thames Television in the 1980s. It wasnt about me saying I dont care what happens to other boys.Ive done so much work to help those kind of children. For me, of West Indian origin, that was a no-brainer. Assuming that this is schizophrenia, for which this is about the right age, the FCO probably gently gave him the boot as he began to go off the rails. At an earlier hearing he pleaded guilty to 12 assaults, racially aggravated criminal damage, making threats and exposing himself. Do things that raise the morale of your troops, and dont do things that lower it. They had one son together . Its basically an indeterminate sentence. Hes married to Richard Harris ex-, not Dianne.. As the saying goes, the left think the right are evil, the right think the left are misguided, or words to that effect. Unity News Network (UNN) is a News and Grassroots Information Centre established in April 2018. the general election in a little over a weeks time. I have personal experience of this the brother of a good friend has been sectioned multiple times after behaving erratically in public and/or breaking the law, he has never been charged with anything he did, which includes once driving while under the influence of drink and drugs the wrong way up a dual carriageway (fortunately no one was injured). He got a job in one of the Great Offices of State and seemed to be given an overseas posting quite swiftly, something his Cambridge University education would have helped him achieve. Anyone on here has a handle on the causes of schizophrenia? But she later defended her decision insisting it had been the making of him,and saying: I was taught that you sacrifice everything for your child.. Its like the fantasy about Brexiters mobbing the streets or what-have-you. and According to a court report from the Daily Mail, James Abbott-Thompson was reported to the police by his mother after he allegedly chased her around her house armed with a pair of scissors whilst claiming that he had a firearm in his dressing gown pocket. The Beeb is, instead, running a story about John Major missing watching the UKs only Gold Medal in the Atlanta Olympics to watch cricket as if it was his duty to know in advance which medals we should win and fly 5000-odd miles to congratulate winners in person. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. I was a single-mother when I made that decision (she was married to her sons father, architect Richard Thompson, between 1991-93). Any other suggestions?. Why? Diane Abbott's son admits assaulting two police officers The son of the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has admitted spitting at one police officer and biting another after being refused entry to a government building in central London last November. Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. The next day he set upon another policeman. The teenage boy who fatally injured pregnant woman Diane Miller by throwing a piece of concrete at her in a suburban Perth car park has been sentenced to five years in juvenile detention. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. We may probably never know why James Abbott-Thompson didnt say no to the Meth, but because he did not, hes ruined his life and the lives of those who care for him. There was something odd about how he lost his fast-track FO job at the embassy in Rome heard rumours about it but nothing definite. This is how it went: BRIAN READE Youve said that going to Cambridge University politicised you because you saw a lot of rich kids walking into Oxbridge at the expense of those from state schools. Abbott-Thompson punched and spat in the face of one officer and tried to hit a second, biting his left thumb. BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Abbott speaks out on school row IE a person who had something of a genetic tendency to schizophrenia might not develop it, if they didnt hoover up industrial quantities of drugs, especially weed. Diane Abbott's son James is charged over hospital assaults - The Times From discharge to Life Imprisonment, depending on which category of assault (there are 6) with a rough average of 4 years. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail, Diane Abbott leads calls for government to scrap 'toxic, counter-productive' Prevent counter-terrorism programme, Diane Abbott hits out at Met Police over arrest at gunpoint of 12-year-old boy after officers mistook his toy pistol for real firearm, 'We're not your enemies!' BR But youre now standing to be party leader at a time when education is such a massive issue, particularly with two public schoolboys running the country. Diane Abbott reveals illness and hits out at 'vicious' Tory campaign Prosecutor Benn Maguire told the court the Labour MP was chased around her home by her son who said he had a gun in his pocket, although no gun was later found. Well thats precisely the point, isnt it? He may be having problems, but he also is one. Mr Abbott-Thompson, who previously worked at the Foreign Office, was charged with two counts of assaulting an officer as well as a public order offence. He bit one officer as he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act with drug-induced psychosis. Diane Abbott's son appears in court charged with 11 offences, including Ah, yes an elderly black woman crying on the telly. Its amazing to comprehend what James Abbott-Thompson has thrown away by his own foolish actions. Thanks, an interesting read and obviously an under researched area and it looks like a combination of factors and would make uncomfortable reading in some quarters, especially the link to family separation: CONCLUSION Currently youre being described as Labours token candidate, which, considering youve been an MP for well over twice as long as all the other leadership rivals, is an insult on many levels. Diane Abbott - Wikipedia Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. Youve got to be really bad to get sectioned these days. I knew what could happen to my son if he was sent to the wrong school and got in with the wrong crowd. I hope this guy can rebuild his life but it may be impossible, he might have done too much damage to his brain to be able to do that. Particularly significant factors appear to be the combination of isolation and exclusion, both within society (living in areas of low ethnic density and reduced participation in society) and within the family (family break-up and paternal separation). The son of shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has been charged with assaulting two police officers during a disturbance at the Foreign Office. If the lad has had a breakdown, how long before someone in The Guardian suggests that its a result of living in our horribly racist society? You want some of this? Another doctor was doused with a bowl of hot custard and later a canteen tray was used to hit a female therapist. (theres a five second silence as she stares upwards). Mild symptoms (grandiosity, visions, impetuous aggression) may even have helped prehistoric young males to get laid. I dont think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child. Tom, BiNDI agree that the kid being a mental case is not likely his fault. Diane Abbott's son has appeared in court charged with a string of offences, including nine assaults and one count of racially aggravated criminal damage. By Mark Duell for MailOnline, Jeremy Corbyn is mocked for using his New Year message to boast that 2019 was 'quite a year' for Labour despite election thrashing, Maps show how 'youthquake' would have won Election for Labour if 18 to 24-year-olds had been only voters - while Tories would have been even bigger winners if over-65s were the only ones to go to the polls, 'He's like the Japanese soldier refusing to accept they had lost the war': Jeremy Corbyn is mocked for his new Year message boasting that 2019 was 'quite a year' for his humiliated party, No Jeremy Corbyn allies deserve our vote: Former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth says entire Shadow Cabinet should be banned from the party's leadership race for failing to root out anti-Semitism, 'We're not your enemies!' Ms Abbott told the two men succinctly why she was leaving the future Labour leader: "It's hard to have a relationship with someone who doesn't come home for two weeks." Mr Corbyn reportedly. Diane Abbott is seen as a trailblazer for representation within parliament She fought racism and opposition from within her own party to become the UK's first black female MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 1987 - a seat she has been returned to at nine elections since with big majorities. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to resign over interview blunder Diane Abbott has accused the Conservative party of unleashing the most vicious and negative general election campaign in her memory, expressing her disappointment that a female prime minister. I cant recall if I saw insanity but my acquaintance with murder cases was limited, so that is perhaps unsurprising. Kim Kardashian brings Playboy sex appeal in jaw-dropping pearl dress as she 'I saw him die': Sister of father 'crushed to death' in indoor cave says she is 'traumatised' by the tragedy King Charles' Coronation LIVE: Princess Anne says the monarch has been 'practising for years', poll reveals 'Devil's Disciple' serial killer, 70, who was jailed for killing three people and admitting to eight murders Dr Martin Scurr: Why have I always had a runny nose for 30 years - and what can I do to make it stop? I knew one bloke served nearly 30 years that way, and for criminality which, had he been entirely sane, hed have served maybe five years (Im going from memory, and his was an extreme and unusual example). Id also throw in foetal alcohol syndrome as an occasional factor, plus skunk although, as Jim says, that bit can be rather circular. Yes. But he left his post in the summer and according to an online CV had recently been based in Dublin working as a consultant. Its noticeable that his LinkedIn page, updated in 2019, shows no signs of madness. STUNNING CHRISTMAS GIFT SETS AVAILABLE! He also sank his teeth into a police officer before battering two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and four more cops as they desperately tried to detain him under the Mental Health Act in a "drug-induced psychosis". Perhaps he identifies Jeremy Corbyn as his dad this could cause a lot of mental anxiety and trauma. Instead it appears to be more and more common. On 4/28/2020 at 7:43 AM, hetrodoxly said: DIANE Abbott's son chased her with scissors and bit a cop in one of nine vicious attacks on emergency workers. They dont charge lightly, and there would have been pressure not to in this case. Wood Green Crown Court heard how one of his victims needed six months off work after Abbott-Thompson claimed to be HIV positive, while others were left with significant injuries. Ms Abbott, the Labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington, was widely criticised for her decision to send her son to the fee paying City of London. And I struggle with the thought that, while her public school-educated son is off to a top university, few, if any, of those black Hackney boys he left behind, will join him. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. 22:59 BST 29 Jul 2020. After two and a half years in London, he was stationed in the British Embassy in Rome and was appointed as the First Secretary for Exiting the EU. You need to resist the temptation of taking illicit drugs in the future., The comments below have not been moderated, By But he went on to carry out a terrifying series of attacks in various London hospitals, beating up a two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and five police officers. A few days later he beat up a doctor at Mile End Hospital, assaulted a female nurse at the Royal Free Hospital and hit out at another man. We must judge individuals by their behaviours and the content of their characters not by slapdash reference to political tribes, classes, races, or genders. It was something I did which people who dont like me go on and on about. Moment commuter blasts eco-zealots, Unseen footage of Meghan Markle during her teenage years, Russian freight train derails and bursts into flames after explosion, Royal superfans camping on The Mall ahead of King's Coronation, Women's rights activists and pro-trans campaigners separated, Cambridge students party in the park during annual celebrations, Saboteurs wreck Russian train cut power cables 37mi from Ukraine, Hundreds of Household Division members rehearse for coronation, Braverman: People crossing Channel are 'at odds with British values', Moment large saltwater crocodile snatches pet dog off beach in QLD, Devastating tornado picks up car and hurls it through air in Florida, Historic chairs to be reused by the King for the coronation service. He was sent to an independent school, thereby sparing him the culture of the racism of low expectations of Black Britons that has been created by the Left dominated teaching unions in State schools. Diane Abbott's son 'had crystal meth delivered to 1.2m home' - Daily Mail The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Again, in my experience, if 1) is passed, then 2) is a shoe-in. Diane Abbot is a British politician who became the first woman of African descent to be elected to the House of Commons. One wonders if illegal drugs were involved. The terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28, threatened her by claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. Police were called to her home in East London on July 26 last year to find Abbott-Thompson naked except for a dressing gown making wild claims of being raped by someone at the Home Office, and yelling at officers: Stop raping me.. >More generally, it would be interesting to know why he left (/was recalled) from his FCO post in Rome. The court was told that most of the incidents relate to a time when Mr Abbott-Thompson was being treated for mental health issues. I realised they were subjected to peer pressure and when that happens its very hard for a mother to save her son. 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DA Yes, but they didnt understand me. Yesterday Judge Aaronberg QC told him: You were a model citizen, you had a good education, a good degree and good employment. Watching @worstall execute @richardjmurphy is like watching a very, very clever cat slowly killing at ataxic mouse. I struggle with her defence that its a West Indian mum thing. But were not the Left. Come to think of it, maybe my stairwell flyer was a third case of schizophrenia. ', She told the BBC's Andrew Neil: 'West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.'. The high level of schizophrenia in black Caribbeans living in the UK probably reflects the interaction of multiple risk factors, many of which cluster in the black Caribbean community in the UK. From my understanding schizophrenia falls in to that category. If he was just mental, hed have been quietly sectioned. These charges are notoriously garbled. And so off he went; I never saw him again. Milord. The Left loves going after peoples families, just as they love a demo. A couple who split their time between Manhattan and Colorado were sentenced Tuesday to one month in prison each for conspiring to fix their daughter's college entrance . UNN will be discussing this on our live show tonight at 21:00 and as The Telegraph alludes to this incident happened just after the Terror Attack stretching Police resources. The Telegraph has now sensationally said that Abbott got lawyers involved to try and suppress this story: Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, on Tuesday night tried to prevent The Telegraphfrom publishing details of a court hearing at which her son was accused of assaulting a police officer. I am ultimately just a West Indian girl made good. James Abbott, 12, rang a radio phone-in on Tuesday after it emerged his mother was planning to send him to the 10,000 a year City of London School, rather than a comprehensive. Diane Abbott Biography - The Famous People But my feeling is that these things do not come out of the blue the signs will be there from a young age. Not really, it depends on your history. The look of love! However this doesnt really explain the charges to Mr Abbott, as others have pointed out if it was linked to schizophrenia of other mental illness it wouldnt be in the public interest to bring charges and also . . Miss Abbott locked herself in a room and Abbott-Thompson bit a police officer then tried to escape from an ambulance. Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Cambridge graduate Abbott-Thompson had been tipped for a top job in the Foreign Office but he became hooked on crystal meth while stationed in Rome. Its a small but perfectly-formed example of how constrained we are as we fight them for our civilisations survival. +1 beat me to it on drugs bet hes a dope-head (and/or smack, crack) and his progressive mother approved, You may not be interested in Identity Politics, but Identity Politics is interested in you. Other alleged offences took place at the Royal Free in Hampstead and Mile End Hospital in Tower Hamlets. It's better to have a little sugar than any sweetener at all, says Gut Health Guru Dr Megan Rossi.