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A mechanic who used Facebook to incite disorder during last summer's riots has been jailed for three years. A mechanic who used Facebook to call for disorder during last summer's riots has been jailed for three years.
Mitchell Stancombe, from Totton in Southampton, was found guilty of encouraging and assisting people to commit violent disorder. Mitchell Stancombe, from Totton, Southampton, told the city's crown court he was only joking, but he was convicted of encouraging and assisting people to commit violent disorder.
Among the comments he wrote on his Facebook page was: "When are we going to start the Southampton riots then?" One message said: "When are we going to start the Southampton riots then?"
Judge Gary Burrel said Stancombe's jail term should be a "deterrent" against similar conduct. Judge Gary Burrell accepted the posts did not lead to violence but said the sentence would be a deterrent.
Stancombe put three posts on his personal page of the social networking site on 9 August.
Jurors were told that when a friend responded with a message saying "hush your gums", he replied: "LOL - do a few coppers in."
The posts, which could be accessed by anyone, were made during widespread rioting in Birmingham, Manchester, Derby, London and Liverpool.