Beheading video man sent to jail

**beekae** · 28th September 2005

Beheading video man sent to jail

The court heard how Miss McClay was appalled by the images
A man who used his mobile phone to replay footage of a beheading in Iraq to a hotel shop worker has been jailed for 60 days.
Subhaan Younis, 23, played the images to shocked Charlotte McClay last September at a hotel in Glasgow.

Sentencing him at the city's district court, the stipendiary magistrate said he could not understand why Younis had the images on his phone.

Euan Edment said jail was a fitting penalty for the breach of the peace.

The magistrate told Younis: "I struggle to understand why you had images on your phone entailing the death and degradation of another human being, regardless of their religion or race.

"Miss McClay was shocked, upset and distressed by the images. This is a serious offence and something she will remember for a long time, perhaps for the rest of her life."

He misunderstood that she might want to view this and she misunderstood what might be shown to her

The magistrate said he did not accept Younis's claim that he had told Miss McClay he was going to show her the beheading and he believed she was interested in seeing it.

The court had heard how Younis, of Baliol Street, Glasgow, had been speaking to Miss McClay in the shop at the Moathouse Hotel in the city's Congress Road on 27 September 2004.

'Colossal mistake'

The part-time shop worker said he had downloaded the images onto his mobile phone from the internet.

Defence lawyer Dominic Sillar said: "This was a colossal mistake on Mr Younis's part.

"The incident arose out of a series of misunderstandings. Both had been engaged in a conversation about the Iraq War and he said he would show her something which would cause her sleepless nights and her reply was 'Aye right'.

"He didn't believe he was acting maliciously when he showed her the image. He misunderstood that she might want to view this and she misunderstood what might be shown to her.

"He fully accepts he was responsible for causing her upset. That was not his intention and he apologises for it."

However, the magistrate said he did not consider Younis's evidence to be reliable.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4289892.stm

**diablos** · 28th September 2005

so say i click a link here with the same images can the member posting the link be jailed .. "one for legal eagle"

**mladen** · 29th September 2005

I think it is a bit harsh sending him to jail for it. perhaps a fine at most.

**DelTrotter** · 29th September 2005

Correct i feel. Showing a woman a man having his head chopped off in a sickening and violent way and expecting it would be ok :whistle . People dont want to look at these images or clips let alone not telling the person what she was about to witness :grr: .
My Nan would have fainted and would have been scared by it if she had witnessed something like this . :nowords: no room for this in our society.

Lets hope he gets drops the soap in prison

**rmj2663** · 30th September 2005

I've always been one to watch outrageous and extreme videos, but I was unfortunate enough to watch one of those videos. Fuck me it was horrible! I can honestly say I was affected by it for a while. Stupid twat deserves what he gets.

**/dev/null** · 30th September 2005

I think 60 days in jail is a bit excessive ffs! If she didn't wanna watch it then the stupid bitch could have always fuckin looked away! I can hardly imagine he forced her head into the phone, even if he did, she should have just shut her damn eyes!
It's PC getting outta hand! - As said above, next thing will be someone trying to claim because of a link clicked on a web forum.

**lombie** · 30th September 2005

i too think it excessive.

I had one on my phone and showed it to a few mates in the pub. I told them in advance what it was and those that didn't want to look didn't. Hard to imagine if i'd shown it to a stranger and they freaked out and complained i could have been doing bird for it.

Someone anonymously bluetoothed me the 'chechen soldier' clip too once. Wasn't a nice clip but i wouldn't go bleating to the law about it.

different people, different reactions i guess

**beerman** · 30th September 2005

I think a fine would be a more appropriate sentence. As already stated she could have turned away or closed her eyes. She wouldn't have been subjected to a Clockwork Orange style viewing of the video.

**Deadly** · 1st October 2005

The sentence is ridiculously harsh in my opinion, surely the fact it went to court etc is punishment enough and he learned his lesson. He's not exactly a threat to society is he?!