[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

We don't know the motives, it could easily have been random or homophobic, or maybe he was mouthing off in the pub - pretty likely, based on his character.

It wouldn't make it excusable, but there's no reason to assume it's because of his "journalism".

Just trying to think what Owen Jones "mouthing off" in a pub would look like. It seems ridiculously unlikely to me.

"it wouldn't make it excusable" but here you are trying to excuse it anyway.