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Comment by gadders

1 year ago

For those not in the UK, the parent comment is the middle-class left wing perspective.

It is worth noting that the leader of a left wing organisation, "Hope Not Hate" also spread an unfounded rumour on X that a fascist protestor had thrown acid on a muslim woman. This attempt to stir up counter protests was not prosecuted.

There are many examples of two tier policing and prosecution like this in the UK.

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n4r9  1 year ago

> the parent comment is the middle-class left wing perspective

Won't deny it, but note that I thoroughly cited my post.

> It is worth noting that the leader of a left wing organisation, "Hope Not Hate" also spread an unfounded rumour on X that a fascist protestor had thrown acid on a muslim woman.

Won't deny this. Hard to argue that such a post stirs up racial hatred.

> two tier policing

This is laughable. The rioters threw petrol bombs at mosques, set fire to hotels and cars, attacked and injured police personnel, looted shops, and beat up bystanders. Counter-protests were generally peaceful with the exception of a couple of isolated incidents (which I hope are brought to justice).

  • gadders  1 year ago

    I mean two tier policing of the anti-immigration protestors vs the rioters two weeks or so earlier in Leeds, sparked by children of (I believe) Romanian travellers being taken into care.

    You could also look at other examples - protestors against Israel's actions in Gaza doing nazi salutes, for instance, or singing anti-semitic songs.

    The other canonnical example is during lockdown, the treatment given to women protesting the murder of Sarah Everard vs BLM protestors.