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@dshensmith
BlackBeltBarrister
4 months
It was so much fun I did it twice! Thanks, @YouTube @YouTubeCreators and everyone who has supported my channels for 17 years since 2006! BlackBeltBarrister BlackBeltSecrets
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@dshensmith
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Re-open Appeal (UK) of Johnny Depp defamation case, following unanimous US Jury Verdict - Sign the Petition! via @UKChange
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@dshensmith
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@Morbidful I was told to get out of the labour ward at 9pm after we were rushed in early. I protested, fought, and stayed by their side. 7 hours later it was me having stayed awake, who noticed a drop in his heartbeat on the monitors, insisted they called an emergency team and saved my…
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@dshensmith
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. @TwitterSupport please comment whether you will take any steps to ensure erases my personal data and refrains from processing it without my consent in accordance with my #GDPR rights. They claim they will not delete my data - this is unlawful in my view.
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@dshensmith
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So, #BotSentinel is "tracking" my account and "adding [it] to a publicly available database" without my consent? #GDPR #dataprotection Video to follow ...
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@dshensmith
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It happened! not sure what took so long…
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@dshensmith
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@sharrond62 @AnneICoombes Female changing spaces should be limited to biological females. This should not be a debate.
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@dshensmith
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@ToffTalks The vehicle is exempt because the charge doesn't apply to newer diesel vehicles, not because @SadiqKhan is evading the charge. I suspect many people may have incorrectly assumed the latter. @CommunityNotes
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@dshensmith
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80k Signatures to have this reassessed to avoid ‘real injustice’ - but we need a fresh push. Please re-Tweet.
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@dshensmith
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@SamanthaTaghoy To put this another way - this is discrimination against women, pure and simple (Given that the men’s was left as-is).
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@dshensmith
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2 years
Share the 200K moment with me! Thank you all 😊 🙏 🥳🥳🥳
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@JebraFaushay Not appropriate for children. This should not be a debate.
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@dshensmith
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At 150,000 signatures, this petition would become one of the top signed on Re-open Appeal (UK) of Johnny Depp defamation case, following unanimous US Jury Verdict - Sign the Petition! via @UKChange
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@dshensmith
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@lottelydia You could totally lose it and say, "and the contents of my previous email are repeated"
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@dshensmith
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Still growing, but we need more signatures on this to correct the "incompatible result": #JusticeForJohhnyDepp
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@dshensmith
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@SuellaBraverman "Britain is at a turning point in our history and faces a threat of radicalisation and extremism in a way not seen for 20 years." This is what a great many people think and fear, yet too few are prepared to say.
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@dshensmith
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2 years
From @Twitter 's own API Terms - "prohibited uses of data" includes 'tracking', and 'profiling', among others.
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@dshensmith
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@DrProudman 13 words in the headline and 4 wasted on undeserved sympathy.
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@dshensmith
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@Twitter This is literally a "hate tracker" - surely that is covered by Twitter "prohibited use" umbrella?
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@dshensmith
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@mldauber I couldn’t disagree more. Shocking public views that I wouldn’t expect from a @Stanford professor.
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@dshensmith
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2 years
Huge congratulations to @UncivilLaw for passing 100k subscribers! If you aren’t already subscribed, please do that now! @YouTube #lawtube
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@carbdiem *half a glass, judging by the volume of the ice.
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@dshensmith
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@StefAlterNerd Some folks haven’t grasped the size of GDPR fines. Amazon — €746 million ($877 million) ... WhatsApp — €225 million ($255 million) ... Google Ireland — €90 million ($102 million) ... Facebook — €60 million ($68 million) ... Google LLC — €60 million ($68 million) ...
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@dshensmith
BlackBeltBarrister
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97% of 5,400 polled so far think #BotSentinel should not be permitted to store, process, monitor, analyze, and 'profile' people based on @Twitter activity without their express and informed consent, and deny them the right to have it deleted.
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@dshensmith
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@SaraThornton1 @RossLydall Came to say this 😅
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@dshensmith
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@SamanthaTaghoy Cllr Stevens and his lawyers may find this useful: R v N [2016] EWCA Crim 92 (available at ). In particular, paragraph 32 of the judgment, which states: "Many actions that cause alarm or distress will not amount to harassment; hence, the requirement,…
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@dshensmith
BlackBeltBarrister
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@legalbytesmedia It will certainly need a lot of public support - but this is, in my humble view, certainly one of those 'exceptional' moments in history that meets the strict requirements in the Civil Procedure Rules!
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@dshensmith
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@VanguardTaxi Oh dear, that would be unwise.
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@dshensmith
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@SamanthaTaghoy Crazy… women need to keep safe spaces… this should not be a debate
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@dshensmith
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2 years
Former Dep. Prime Minister of Australia Calls for PRISON for Amber if Guilty of Perjury
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@dshensmith
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@metpoliceuk How about reasonable suspicion that they were about to commit criminal damage? Or Public order offences? Either of which you could have arrested for.
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@dshensmith
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The family should immediately make a full Data Subject Access request for the full footage of each and every bodyworn camera before any possibility of them being ‘lost’, and consult a lawyer as to whether the arrest was lawful and/or excess force. I’m not drawing conclusions,…
@TPointUK
Turning Point UK 🇬🇧
8 months
Does anyone know the name and badge number of this @WYP_LeedsCity Police Officer? This Leeds officer had an autistic girl violently arrested because she said the officer looked like her lesbian gran. Apparently this statement is a ‘hate crime’. RT so we can name and shame.
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@dshensmith
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My opponent: “Your Honour, my client is studying for this qualification, so knows a little something about this issue; therefore, his view ought to be the correct one.” Me: “Your Honour, I have held that qualification for 15 years, so I know a little something about it too.”
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@Sandford_Police 😂 “suspected of a crime that may or may not have been committed”
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@dshensmith
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2 years
Just celebrated our Crystal Wedding Anniversary! More videos coming shortly! Have a lovely, relaxing Sunday.
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@dshensmith
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Thank you all for following here and pushing me past 10K followers! (But alas, no sign of @verified by @Twittersupport yet! 😅) RT if you'd like to see that ☑️ 😁
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UK Barrister Analysis: Amber Heard Credibility in UK Johnny Depp Trial
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Re-open UK Appeal in Johnny Depp Case - Meet Mrs #BlackBeltBarrister !
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@dshensmith
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It is not automatically racist to discuss the skin colour of an unborn baby. (or eye colour, hair colour, etc.) My son is mixed race, and we discussed it just as lovingly as whose hands and feet he would have. Allegations of this nature should be particularised and complete if…
@MailOnline
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Meghan Markle claims there are TWO 'royal racists' who spoke about her son Archie's skin colour - as explosive book by the Sussex's cheerleader in chief Omid Scobie says Harry told King Charles 'don't you want to see your grandchildren any more?'
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@dshensmith
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@WarksCyclist Judging from the front camera, the car couldn’t have been much further over. I don’t really see any problem with this.
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@Vyyyper And having watched the explanatory video, I think there’s a strong case. (No pun😉)
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@OliLondonTV “We will burn your homes too” Direct threat to life by arson. Disgraceful criminal behaviour.
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@dshensmith
BlackBeltBarrister
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THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (and 53) have become part of my fantastic #BlackBeltBarrister legal community on @YouTube ​! Thank you all so much; it is our pleasure as @youtubecreators to share our knowledge, experiences, thoughts, and opinions with you on this platform. Here's to 1…
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@MetroUK I think someone is trolling the Metro ... 😂
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I’m so sorry you had to put up with this nonsense. I would not have stood idly by. Let’s get these cretins found.
@FauzanHashmi
Fauzan A. Hashmi
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Harassment of a neurosurgeon on London Elizabeth line: I was sitting on the train busy reading a research article& listening to music when these guys came and started harassing/threatening/hitting me without a reason. I changed seats! started filming in the end so they left!
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@CrimeLdn and the dog is still wagging his tail... Proof dogs are better than [some/most?] people!
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Is it just me, or does this irritate anyone else? It plainly doesn’t irritate everyone…
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@looknorthBBC How utterly ridiculous…
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@dshensmith
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@mldauber Carefully drafted words by a @Stanford rep. to avoid a defamation claim (as you cannot defame a group); but including a photograph may cut through that if enough people find it clear to whom you refer. Regardless, your views are part of the problem, not the solution.
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@dshensmith
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@JustStop_Oil The problem is that by blocking roads and causing such disruption (and, in some cases, the loss of life), you probably harm your cause more than you help it.
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@MayorofLondon A rent freeze isn't going to solve the problem, though, is it? If landlords cannot offset the mortgage cost against rental income (which they no longer can) and interest rates are going up again in attempts to control inflation (which they are), then freezing rents is going to…
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@dshensmith
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Almost 100% polled think #BotSentinel should NOT be permitted to store, process, monitor, analyze, and 'profile' people based on their Tweets and #Twitter activity without their express and informed consent @TwitterSupport ?
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@dshensmith
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@metpoliceuk @IncMonocle Let’s be honest here - there’s a reason they are climbing on the memorial, and a real risk that their reckless behaviour will cause damage to it. Criminal damage includes recklessness. You can arrest to prevent said risk of damage to property. Or even to prevent injury to…
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@BTPLondon Not long enough
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@OliLondonTV Imagine Earth being visited by intelligent life and trying to explain this ...
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@dshensmith
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@SadiqKhan @metpoliceuk @TfL @Ldn_Ambulance 275 arrests and 8 stabbings. Not taking anything away from the emergency services here, but that’s not the family day out I would be recommending.
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@legalbytesmedia Thank you 😊 🙏
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What is the possible justification for charging customers to collect their own order, @DecathlonUK ?
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A lot of debate about this one; But whatever you think of the pedestrian’s actions (about which you may be right), the van should have stopped.
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If you deliberately walk out in front of one of our drivers, and are run over, we will provide them with all the legal support they need to resist a claim, and file a counter claim against you.💯
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@MForstater Absolutely ridiculous. There’s no need to erase these terms to become “diverse” or “inclusive”.
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@the_royal_rogue “H”’s face said it all.
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For what it’s worth, as barrister, I’ve got a good sense of @MikeyCycling and there’s not a hint of anger about him; instead, genuine thought and consideration for others. Even for those he reports.
@theJeremyVine
Jeremy Vine
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Not to get too heavy, but when I read jokey items in @thetimes which mock cyclists who want the roads to be safer, I think of their reporter Mary Bowers. Run over by the truck behind her in 2011 when the lights went green, and still barely conscious 12 years later.
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@ThomasWillett9 Excluding those with views you don’t like. Not very inclusive, is it?
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. @BarristerBelt is a fake account pretending to be me... You'd better look out for @elonmusk ! ...
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@andysignore The Jury saw the truth – and it matters so much.
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FYI - GDPR rights include the right of erasure; policies that deny that right without valid exemption (such as national security) would be in breach of GDPR.
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@NotAuntBessies @ThatUmbrella @dshensmith If you are in the UK and want to report Bot Sentinel for not letting you remove your data the link is here, also the refusal to remove free to use.
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@richfelgate @JustStop_Oil @bectu Wow, they need to watch this. If they still don’t get it, they need to resign: Can You Take Photographs In Public? Can You Film In Public? Terrorism Searches | BlackBeltBarrister
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@dshensmith
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. @theJeremyVine is right, I'm afraid - "Enforcement is the only thing that works". Drivers that get angry about this should refocus their frustration toward drivers committing the offences, harming, and killing people.
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Standard speaks to cyclists @MikeyCycling and @theJeremyVine as they embark on their mission to expose bad drivers on social media 🎥
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@dshensmith
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@IanRunkle @HoegLaw @MrsHoegLaw “I need to be more quotable” - Runkle, Ian. There you go 😁
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@dshensmith
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Not the finest example of policing services... And a Special Constable, at that - it would appear? #powertrip and no .. there is no specific law against singing outside of church - religious or otherwise - save for the possibility of a Public Spaces Protection Order
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Spree - not a birdapp anymore
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And there it is! 250K subscribers, and feels like quite the milestone! Also topped 48 million views and BlackBeltSecrets also topped 58K subscribers. All I can say is Thank you ALL 😊 🙏 🥳🥳
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