"Killed my family because they looked at me wrong. How about you?"
"Made a Facebook page. Do you want the top bunk?"
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Jordan Blackshaw, 20, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, were sentenced today at Chester Crown Court.
Blackshaw, of Northwich, Cheshire, created a Facebook event called Smash Down Northwich Town.
Sutcliffe-Keenan, of nearby Warrington, also set up a page encouraging rioting in Warrington.
Recorder of Chester Elgin Edwards said he hoped the sentences would act as a deterrent to others.
He also praised the swift actions of Cheshire Police.
Fear
Assistant Chief Constable Phil Thompson said: "If we cast our minds back just a few days to last week and recall the way in which technology was used to spread incitement and bring people together to commit acts of criminality it is easy to understand the four-year sentences that were handed down in court today.
"In Cheshire, we quickly recognised the impact of the situation on our communities and the way in which social media was being used to promote and incite behaviour that would strike fear into the hearts of our communities.
"From the offset Cheshire Constabulary adopted a robust policing approach using the information coming into the organisation to move quickly and effectively against any person whose behaviour was likely to encourage criminality.
"Officers took swift action against those people who have been using Facebook and other social media sites to incite disorder.
"The sentences passed down today recognise how technology can be abused to incite criminal activity and send a strong message to potential troublemakers about the extent to which ordinary people value safety and order in their lives and their communities. Anyone who seeks to undermine that will face the full force of the law."
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