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to think these people in Sunderland are not "protesting".

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Misthios · 02/08/2024 22:29

They are not protestors. They are not protesting. They are common or garden thugs and criminals who are causing criminal damage, setting police offices on fire and attacking police officers.

Total scumbags.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnl0lkrxgvxo

Building on fire

Protesters in Sunderland set car on fire and clash with police

Northumbria Police says its officers have been "subjected to serious violence".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnl0lkrxgvxo

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BeachParty · 03/08/2024 02:29

GinAndBeerIt · 03/08/2024 02:27

They're nothing more than racist yobs and hooligans with the IQ of a potted plant.
They ought to be rounded up, clapped in chains and made to clean up the mess they've made by hand.
Why should decent law abiding people have to put up with their communities being destroyed by those mindless thugs!
Why should decent law abiding people be fearful of going about their lawful business or have their property destroyed?
And using the murder of three innocent little girls as an excuse for what they're doing is despicable.

Completely agree (although bit harsh on potted plants lol)

GinAndBeerIt · 03/08/2024 02:27

They're nothing more than racist yobs and hooligans with the IQ of a potted plant.
They ought to be rounded up, clapped in chains and made to clean up the mess they've made by hand.
Why should decent law abiding people have to put up with their communities being destroyed by those mindless thugs!
Why should decent law abiding people be fearful of going about their lawful business or have their property destroyed?
And using the murder of three innocent little girls as an excuse for what they're doing is despicable.

Edingril · 03/08/2024 01:58

DdraigGoch · 03/08/2024 01:43

You don't necessarily need prison places to lock people up.

Bring back the pillory!

Stop their benefits

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:55

MumblesParty · 03/08/2024 01:44

What is your point?
The people who are rioting don’t see it that way. Are you dismissing the views of everyone who disagrees with you as lacking in critical thinking skills? Because that might be part of the problem. Young angry men who feel ignored. As I said before - governments ignore an unhappy population at their peril.

Anyone who decides that attacking police / police vehicles, looting shops, attacking innocent people is acceptable lacks critical thinking skills and is morally corrupt.
That is my point

BeachParty · 03/08/2024 01:47

Biggest YANBU ever.
My local FB page is making me feel sick at the minute, depressing to think live amongst so many racist thugs going by the comments.
We're not even anywhere bloody near any of these riots but doesn't stop them sticking their oar in and inciting shit! 😥

MumblesParty · 03/08/2024 01:44

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:23

I live in the South East and my local hospital is staffed by doctors and nurses from countries such as Nigeria and India. So those hospital waiting lists would be in a worse state if they were not here
Also , I hope these racists thugs are willing and able to look after their elderly parents, because just in case they haven’t noticed we have an ageing population . Care homes are being staffed by people who have been encouraged to come here because we have a shortage of staff in the care sector as the indigenous population do not want to do the job.
The reason there is a shortage of housing is because successive governments have failed to build social housing
If these yobs had a brain cell between them they would be aware that the reason we have people trying to get here on boats is because Britain (along with other Western nations )has contributed to the destabilisation of countries such as Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
These countries have links with Britain and therefore Britain is the first port of call for those whose lives have been destroyed by Western foreign policy
These yobs lack any critical thinking skills.

What is your point?
The people who are rioting don’t see it that way. Are you dismissing the views of everyone who disagrees with you as lacking in critical thinking skills? Because that might be part of the problem. Young angry men who feel ignored. As I said before - governments ignore an unhappy population at their peril.

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:43

Northernnature · 03/08/2024 01:29

All those doctors and nurses are needed to deal with the extra population (and we don't train enough doctors and nurses have to pay for their own training, another great idea from the tories). Countries were destabilised by Blair and Cameron (Libya) I certainly didn't agree with their evil wars. But that doesn't mean we should allow an endless supply of young men from war zones many of whom are commiting attacks on people particularly women and girls. They are my first priority.

Let us not forget the many home grown racist thugs who are committing attacks on people, property and police .

DdraigGoch · 03/08/2024 01:43

BIossomtoes · 02/08/2024 22:50

Of course they should. If only we had prison places to accommodate them.

You don't necessarily need prison places to lock people up.

Bring back the pillory!

Theemeperorsnewclothes · 03/08/2024 01:40

The scary thing is, I see these reprobates at the school gates, on social media, in social circles. They, and their children are the horrors within school, social media, and social circles that make all of our lives hell. It literally is broken Britain. The terrifying thing is, we are beyond an answer. There is no answer. Years and years of horrendous poverty and deprivation and poor education for “our own” (categorised by the right). Weak justice, and no accountability (as categorised by the left) Globalisation/immigration coming to crisis point. It is a terrifying, perfect storm.

“The people who start revolutions have determined the institutions currently in place in society have failed or no longer serve their intended purpose”

This is all on our past and present leaders. We need a different electorate, we need a different voting system, we need those in power to represent the majority. We need change.

Apolloneuro · 03/08/2024 01:40

I agree that there are inevitably people here who shouldn’t be. Unfortunately the processing of them has been very inefficient, whilst time and money was spent on the Rwanda idea, that was never going to take off (excuse the pun)

The new government needs to very quickly start to process the applicants and remove anyone with a previous serious criminal record or who are not eligible. And stop the irregular entry into the country.

Despite the high profile, very small percentage of people come in the irregular way and are harder to track down.

DdraigGoch · 03/08/2024 01:36

wtfissummer · 02/08/2024 22:44

Scumbags

They should disperse them with water cannons

I loved the scumbag (I think it was Hartlepool) that got his arse attacked by the police dog. Served him right

I was also amused by the thug who let his plums get in the way of a flying brick. Removing himself from the breeding pool for the benefit of the human race.

Northernnature · 03/08/2024 01:29

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:23

I live in the South East and my local hospital is staffed by doctors and nurses from countries such as Nigeria and India. So those hospital waiting lists would be in a worse state if they were not here
Also , I hope these racists thugs are willing and able to look after their elderly parents, because just in case they haven’t noticed we have an ageing population . Care homes are being staffed by people who have been encouraged to come here because we have a shortage of staff in the care sector as the indigenous population do not want to do the job.
The reason there is a shortage of housing is because successive governments have failed to build social housing
If these yobs had a brain cell between them they would be aware that the reason we have people trying to get here on boats is because Britain (along with other Western nations )has contributed to the destabilisation of countries such as Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
These countries have links with Britain and therefore Britain is the first port of call for those whose lives have been destroyed by Western foreign policy
These yobs lack any critical thinking skills.

All those doctors and nurses are needed to deal with the extra population (and we don't train enough doctors and nurses have to pay for their own training, another great idea from the tories). Countries were destabilised by Blair and Cameron (Libya) I certainly didn't agree with their evil wars. But that doesn't mean we should allow an endless supply of young men from war zones many of whom are commiting attacks on people particularly women and girls. They are my first priority.

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:26

Chipsdown · 03/08/2024 01:04

From what I can see on other social media people are angry and want answers. They don’t want to see baby faced pictures of the suspect from when he was a little kid splashed all over the newspapers. They want to see what he looks like now as an almost 18 year old suspected violent child murderer.

They don’t want the new pm threatening the protesters. They want to hear about what he’s going to do to make our children safe at school and in clubs. How he will tackle terrorism and violent crime. Attacking children is an act of terror….ive been getting emails from holiday clubs talking about extra safety measures after the attack. We are all scared because of this act.

The weak stance from Labour, playing it down in the media etc is giving the far right all the ammo it sadly needs to jump on this.

We have a very weak, inexperienced government and they’ve mismanaged this on N epic scale.

So what has the experienced government done for the past fourteen years.

Apolloneuro · 03/08/2024 01:26

Right now, the only terrorists on our streets are white men. Setting fire to police stations. FFS.

FUCK the patriarchy.

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:24

Turophilic · 03/08/2024 01:11

How he will tackle terrorism and violent crime.

I’m fairly sure the way to demand the government tackle violent crime is not to go out and commit violent crime.

Exactly

Lampzade · 03/08/2024 01:23

MumblesParty · 03/08/2024 00:08

It’s not difficult to understand why the riots are happening.

We are in the middle of a COL crisis. People are short of money. Hospital waiting lists are longer than ever. Schools are underfunded. Public services are being cut.

People see the immigration figures, the asylum seekers being housed in hotels, the statistics of the small boats arriving - and they instinctively think “hang on, if there weren’t so many people sharing this pie, I might get a bigger piece”. That thought is at the back of their mind all the time.

Then an atrocity is committed, and it’s by someone with a non-English name and dark skin, and they immediately connect the 2 issues. And they feel angry, and decide to riot.

I’m not justifying it at all, but it’s not hard to see how and why it happens.

German people were struggling, and Hitler used that fact to get normal people to turn on their neighbours.

When people feel short-changed, they get angry and they want someone to blame.

I live in the South East and my local hospital is staffed by doctors and nurses from countries such as Nigeria and India. So those hospital waiting lists would be in a worse state if they were not here
Also , I hope these racists thugs are willing and able to look after their elderly parents, because just in case they haven’t noticed we have an ageing population . Care homes are being staffed by people who have been encouraged to come here because we have a shortage of staff in the care sector as the indigenous population do not want to do the job.
The reason there is a shortage of housing is because successive governments have failed to build social housing
If these yobs had a brain cell between them they would be aware that the reason we have people trying to get here on boats is because Britain (along with other Western nations )has contributed to the destabilisation of countries such as Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
These countries have links with Britain and therefore Britain is the first port of call for those whose lives have been destroyed by Western foreign policy
These yobs lack any critical thinking skills.

Northernnature · 03/08/2024 01:19

Well I don't live in these areas and I'm not rioting but I still have extreme concerns about all the attacks we are seeing, and hatred from various communities. I'm extremely worried about the world my daughters will live in. That doesn't make me radicalised.

Turophilic · 03/08/2024 01:11

How he will tackle terrorism and violent crime.

I’m fairly sure the way to demand the government tackle violent crime is not to go out and commit violent crime.

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Onabench · 03/08/2024 01:11

I live WITH these people. They truly believe in their "protest". It's generations of ignorance. I don't want to call them thick but they can't see beyond the stories they were raised with. They are thugs and criminals and live for drama and an arguement. I hope many of them get arrested.

GCAcademic · 03/08/2024 01:10

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Let’s hope that’s put an end to his reproductive capabilities.

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Chipsdown · 03/08/2024 01:04

From what I can see on other social media people are angry and want answers. They don’t want to see baby faced pictures of the suspect from when he was a little kid splashed all over the newspapers. They want to see what he looks like now as an almost 18 year old suspected violent child murderer.

They don’t want the new pm threatening the protesters. They want to hear about what he’s going to do to make our children safe at school and in clubs. How he will tackle terrorism and violent crime. Attacking children is an act of terror….ive been getting emails from holiday clubs talking about extra safety measures after the attack. We are all scared because of this act.

The weak stance from Labour, playing it down in the media etc is giving the far right all the ammo it sadly needs to jump on this.

We have a very weak, inexperienced government and they’ve mismanaged this on N epic scale.

MumblesParty · 03/08/2024 01:04

I find it interesting that expertise and resources are directed at preventing young Muslims from being radicalised, but little is done to prevent young white men from being caught up in racist groups. I think the 2 processes are pretty similar. Young, disaffected men, facing financial hardship, looking for an identity, a “tribe” to follow, a belief system to identity with - and ending up filled with hate and a desire to hurt people.

Northernnature · 03/08/2024 01:02

Don't be ridiculous. I blame politicians going back to Tony Blair. They took the racially harmonious country of the 90s and turned it into a divided country. There have been multiple attacks by asylum seekers maybe with mental health issues from dangerous countries in recent years - Reading - 3 gay men murdered in park, David Amess mp, little girl in Bolton, man in Hartlepool, several in Bournemouth. We can't even deport dangerous criminals like acid attack man who had done several sexual crimes because of blairs human rights laws. Only yesterday kurdish asylum seekers jailed for trying to push someone under a train for looking at him wrongly. These sorts of crimes never happened previously.
People like Starmer don't give a crap as they have protection. Their most important task is safety and security of the public including most vulnerable and they have failed. People of all races deserve better. The riots are a result if people's frustration at being ignored.