[arista]

[The parents of "Jihadi Jack" - a suspected
Islamic State member from the UK - have been
spared jail after being found guilty of funding terrorism.
Sally Lane, 57, and John Letts, 58, were
found not guilty of a second count of
the same charge, and the jury was
undecided on a third.
The couple have been sentenced
to 15 months in prison suspended for 12 months.]


Lucky not to be jailed.


https://news.sky.com/story/jihadi-ja...orism-11744699

[Liam-]

Good, they should have served some time though imo

[Livia]

Good. Although the sentence shouldn't have been suspended.

[Nicky91]

good decision, those parents should've stopped their son from converting into a radical islamic terrorist in the first place

instead they funded him

[Oliver_W]

While in Syria, Jack reportedly changed his name to Abu Mohammed and married an Iraqi woman with whom he has a son, Muhammed.

So his son is called Muhammed Mohammed?

[Vicky.]

12 month suspended sentence for funding terrorism?! Would have thought it was a lot higher than that, and they have been extremely lucky tbh.

[Tom4784]

Kinda feel bad for them, tbh. Blaming them for their son being radicalised doesn't feel quite right, especially when for all intents and purposes, it seems like their home life was good. The problem was with the son, there was obviously something very broken hidden within him.

I don't think I can blame them for sending money either, I think a lot of parents would probably do the same thing. Is it the smart thing to do? No, but people make mistakes in stressful situations and having a son run away to Syria is going to be stressful as hell to say the least.

The son made his own decisions and so I have no sympathy for him but I can't help but feel a little sorry for the parents.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Kinda feel bad for them, tbh. Blaming them for their son being radicalised doesn't feel quite right, especially when for all intents and purposes, it seems like their home life was good. The problem was with the son, there was obviously something very broken hidden within him.

I don't think I can blame them for sending money either, I think a lot of parents would probably do the same thing. Is it the smart thing to do? No, but people make mistakes in stressful situations and having a son run away to Syria is going to be stressful as hell to say the least.

The son made his own decisions and so I have no sympathy for him but I can't help but feel a little sorry for the parents.

Agree with this, he converted to Islam when he was 16 and they thought he had gone to Jordan to learn Arabic, and had no idea that he joined ISIS and when they did they sent him the money to get him out of the country, the amount was 233.00 quid or something miniscule, I think it is very easy for us to judge these people but he was their son and I know if it were my son in a similar position I would probably do the same to try and get him out, and he is in a Syrian jail and from the interview they showed of him last night he is lost to them forever so that is punishment enough

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Kinda feel bad for them, tbh. Blaming them for their son being radicalised doesn't feel quite right, especially when for all intents and purposes, it seems like their home life was good. The problem was with the son, there was obviously something very broken hidden within him.

I don't think I can blame them for sending money either, I think a lot of parents would probably do the same thing. Is it the smart thing to do? No, but people make mistakes in stressful situations and having a son run away to Syria is going to be stressful as hell to say the least.

The son made his own decisions and so I have no sympathy for him but I can't help but feel a little sorry for the parents.

Agree with this. As parents you become a little blinded to your children at times.....I have always said I would do serious time if anyone hurt my kid.

Their son was an adult and made his own decisions and should be held accountable, the parent's were doing what they thought was right by the little boy they brought up. Ill thought out, yes, funding terrorism, I don't think so.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Agree with this, he converted to Islam when he was 16 and they thought he had gone to Jordan to learn Arabic, and had no idea that he joined ISIS

To be fair converting to islam and then running off the the middle east is a little suspicious...