The Inquirer-Home  Man to appeal four year sentence for inciting
riots on Facebook  Harsh sentences handed out after UK riots Wed
Aug 17 2011, 12:38  A MAN WHO WAS SENTENCED to four years in
prison for inciting rioting and looting on Facebook has decided
to appeal the sentence, which many have regarded as excessive.
21-year-old Jordan Blackshaw was one of two men jailed on
Tuesday after receiving a four year prison sentence from the
Chester Crown Court.  Blackshaw created a Facebook group that
told people to meet on 9 August between 1pm and 4pm "behind
maccies" - most likely the local McDonald's - in Northwhich,
where he called for them to begin rioting and looting.  His
solicitor, Chris Johnson, claimed it was a "misplaced and
misguided" joke and that no one took up arms in Northwhich
during the extensive rioting last week across the UK.  Johnson
claimed that Blackshaw and his family were shocked by the four
year sentence, and they weren't the only ones, as a number of
MPs, barristers and campaigners have c