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To think Nigel Farage should be locked up?

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nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:05

He was inciting violence with his “address to the nation” speech, calling for rage.

Meanwhile, he doesn’t care when women are actually murdered by the police

https://x.com/nigel_farage/status/1371213488882847749?s=46

Surely enough is enough and they need to take action?

Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) on X

We must not allow the tragic murder of a young woman turn into attacks on men and attacks on the police.

https://x.com/nigel_farage/status/1371213488882847749?s=46

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JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 10:35

BackToLurk · 04/06/2026 10:29

That should mean not treating anyone differently until all facts have been gathered.

Yes that's what it should mean, but in reality that's not what happens in lots of cases. The police don't look beyond the easy. There are many possible reasons for that. Officers are overstretched, incompetent, badly trained. Focussing purely on 'diversity training' doesn't solve any of those problems. Sure, look at what if any role policies played in decision making, but don't make it the entire story.

Surely the police know that sometimes a supposed victim is not who they say they are?

It is also not news that people who have committed crimes claim to have been injured when they haven't to try and avoid being cuffed or arrested. None of these things are straightforward. In this case the police appear to have acted incompetently. However, Farage et al's contention that "diversity policies made them do it" does't stand up to much scrutiny.

Why does that not stand up to scrutiny?

Skybluepinky · 04/06/2026 10:32

There is a 2 tiered policing system, on lots of areas they can’t do stop and search despite knowing that certain ethnic groups are running massive drug rings as it’ll cause that ethnic group to riot.

AlternateLook · 04/06/2026 10:31

Dontcallmescarface · 04/06/2026 10:20

He showed more respect than that cunt, that's for sure.

You know the Welsh Choir Boy who butchered wee girls in Southport last year? His parents were to be refused asylum years ago and were due to be removed from the country. Guess who the Human Rights lawyer was who represented them in court, and won them the right to stay? Our Esteemed Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer... Oh, he shows respect all right, but to whom....?

Hoardasurass · 04/06/2026 10:31

Backedoffhackedoff · 04/06/2026 08:22

I think this is massively interesting actually.

it’s logical to question what are the aims of arrest vs community action.

you have presented it as a softly softly approach to Muslims because the police are scared of upsetting them.

what if it’s not that, what if it’s from many years of community partnership and investment and understanding the most effective way to get the same result?

lets say Muslims: (there are stereotypes here and real life is more nuanced I hope people can consider the theme of this without jumping on the detail)

  • answer to god, not their law of (any) land
  • the judgement of god is what matters to them
  • they don’t respond particularly to legal/ man made “punishments” for the above reasons

if however, their community elders/ imans have a more effective form of rehabilitation, ie mentoring, community pressure, even community punishment- can you see why in these cases the police would consider this avenue?
Working in partnership to get a better result?

i think “average” people assume everyone is terrified of the police / justice system and crime can be stopped with an arrest or interview, or even a prison sentence.

The real world isn’t like that and no one is more aware of that than the police. Using other forms of intervention (obviously for non serious crimes) clearly has some impact- otherwise they wouldn’t do it would they?

No because that is two tier policing that directly leads to the grooming gangs, the banning of Israeli football fans and the weekly hate marches.
If a Christian and a Muslim commit the same crime they should both be arrested and charged community partnerships should have no impact on legal consequences

BackToLurk · 04/06/2026 10:29

JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 10:15

That's not what they're trained to do. They're trained to attend a scene without fear or favour. That should mean not treating anyone differently until all facts have been gathered. Surely the police know that sometimes a supposed victim is not who they say they are? This is not news.

That should mean not treating anyone differently until all facts have been gathered.

Yes that's what it should mean, but in reality that's not what happens in lots of cases. The police don't look beyond the easy. There are many possible reasons for that. Officers are overstretched, incompetent, badly trained. Focussing purely on 'diversity training' doesn't solve any of those problems. Sure, look at what if any role policies played in decision making, but don't make it the entire story.

Surely the police know that sometimes a supposed victim is not who they say they are?

It is also not news that people who have committed crimes claim to have been injured when they haven't to try and avoid being cuffed or arrested. None of these things are straightforward. In this case the police appear to have acted incompetently. However, Farage et al's contention that "diversity policies made them do it" does't stand up to much scrutiny.

JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 10:29

HenriettaHenhouse · 04/06/2026 10:23

If you read the context of my post it is clear.

PP said Keir Starmer hadn't said what a woman was.
I said he has and provided evidence.
You said it had taken a while.
I said PP had lied.

In 2021, Starmer said that asserting only women have a cervix was "not right" and "something that shouldn't be said", criticising Rosie Duffield for her remarks.

I just don't see how any right-thinking person can deduce from that, that Starmer, in 2021, knew what a woman was.

If you're saying the same as me, my apologies. I'm not really clear what you're saying.

StandingDeskDisco · 04/06/2026 10:29

Hoardasurass · 04/06/2026 10:18

DEI has nothing to do with the equality act or pregnancy and disability protections and everything to do with pushing Critical Race Theory and Gender Ideology/Queer Theory, both of which spread hate and division whilst promoting discrimination, whereas the equality act is about preventing discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity

DEI is just an acronym for Diversity Equality and Inclusion.
It is the currently fashionable term for the policies and political movement that has been around for decades. Many HR departments up and down the country have stuck the new acronym on more or less unchanged existing policies.

Critical theory, including critical race theory and queer theory, is indeed a dangerous and pernicious thing, a totally skewed way of looking at the world.
It is being smuggled in under the DEI banner, but is not the same thing as DEI more widely and sensibly applied.

Mangelwurzelfortea · 04/06/2026 10:28

Firetreev · 04/06/2026 10:27

I think you may be the type of person I'm referring to. I haven't met a single person who did their 'own research' during covid who hasn't ended up a sandwich short of a picnic. What were these other outlets? Did you fact check them or believe them blindly? Were they reputable? Every outlet has an element of bias, but some are entirely biased and using lies and misinformation to further their agenda. All of the people I've met who did their own research during covid believe nonsense like the Pizza Gate conspiracy and think covid was a hoax.

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Hard agree! 'Do your own research' inevitably means going down a conspiracy theory/hard right rabbit hole of nonsensical social media.

2dogsandabudgie · 04/06/2026 10:28

HenriettaHenhouse · 04/06/2026 09:18

Your point isn't relevant to the topic and neither is it correct.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crldey0z00ro

In 2021 Starmer said "It's not right to say that only women have a cervix". He only changed his mind after the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. It should never have got that far.

It's all related to where we are today. When you have politicians who pander to people and are too scared to speak the truth for fear of offending anyone common sense goes out the window and that has a knock on effect on everything else.

Firetreev · 04/06/2026 10:27

Menopausalsourpuss · 04/06/2026 09:22

Yes I am always amazed at people who get all their news from the BBC and Guardian (along of them on here) - there are whole swathes of news that the BBC and other MSM don't report as it doesn't fit their agenda (that would have included Henry Nowak if it hadnt been reported so much by other outlets). It was during COVID lockdown when I realised people don't really do their own research - I researched both COVID and the George Floyd incident extensively as had allot of time on my hands and came to far different conclusions to what I was being told by the BBC which is when I got rid of my TV licence but most of those around me didn't do that and succumbed to irrational hysteria on both of those issues.

I think you may be the type of person I'm referring to. I haven't met a single person who did their 'own research' during covid who hasn't ended up a sandwich short of a picnic. What were these other outlets? Did you fact check them or believe them blindly? Were they reputable? Every outlet has an element of bias, but some are entirely biased and using lies and misinformation to further their agenda. All of the people I've met who did their own research during covid believe nonsense like the Pizza Gate conspiracy and think covid was a hoax.

SaturdayNext · 04/06/2026 10:26

Farage sure demonstrates some double standards. This was about the murder of Sarah Everard.

To think Nigel Farage should be locked up?
HenriettaHenhouse · 04/06/2026 10:23

JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 10:16

I don't understand that sentence.

If you read the context of my post it is clear.

PP said Keir Starmer hadn't said what a woman was.
I said he has and provided evidence.
You said it had taken a while.
I said PP had lied.

PropertyD · 04/06/2026 10:22

Dontcallmescarface · 04/06/2026 10:20

He showed more respect than that cunt, that's for sure.

And what the hell is going to do about it? NOW?? No, I didnt think so. He will be booted out shortly so he will kick the can down the road.

StandingDeskDisco · 04/06/2026 10:21

nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:28

No, it’s not.

The guidance calls for an equality of outcomes. I.e., if you have two people in front of you with the same facts (same suspected offences, same level of evidence), making sure they get the same treatment.

Isn’t that what we want in our justice system?

You've got it exactly back to front,

The police document called for racial equity, i.e. treating people differently to achieve equality of outcome.
It explicitly said it was not racial equality, i.e. treating people exactly the same, even if this leads to unequal outcomes.

Here is an example using disability:
An office has three steps up to the front door. Treating all job applicants strictly equally means that they all have to get in through the door by themselves, even though one is in a wheelchair. So equal treatment, unequal outcome.
Providing a wheelchair ramp means one candidate gets 'special' treatment because of their wheelchair, so unequal treatment, but it leads to an equal outcome in that all candidates get in through the door safely. This latter is what is meant by 'equity'.

It is a matter for debate as to whether, and to what extent, non-white people need unequal 'special' treatment to get equal outcomes (i.e. racial 'equity'). This is what the uproar over the document is about.

Dontcallmescarface · 04/06/2026 10:20

AlternateLook · 04/06/2026 09:25

Oh, and Keir Starmer's positively heartbroken over the poor innocent lad's murder, isn't he?

He showed more respect than that cunt, that's for sure.

Hoardasurass · 04/06/2026 10:18

StandingDeskDisco · 04/06/2026 09:40

its long past time that DEI was made illegal because all it does is push devision and exclusion

Whilst I completely agree with you about the treatment of TRA and GC women, if you abandon all DEI policy and law there is a danger of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
The Equality Act give protection to e.g. pregnant women, disabled people, gay people and old and young people.
I am absolutely not in favour of allowing discrimination on the basis of e.g. age, pregnancy, or disability.

DEI has nothing to do with the equality act or pregnancy and disability protections and everything to do with pushing Critical Race Theory and Gender Ideology/Queer Theory, both of which spread hate and division whilst promoting discrimination, whereas the equality act is about preventing discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity

Dontcallmescarface · 04/06/2026 10:18

A pondering I've been having.

Farage wants the end of 2 tier policing? Ok but he's 1 person that has benefited from it. He gave his "address to the nation" outside of the HoC so I'm wondering if Lucy whatsername got locked up for a vile tweet that, according to her, was "misinterpreted", then why hasn't he? Oh yeah, "2 tier policing" innit.

PropertyD · 04/06/2026 10:18

When you allow people from certain parts of the world to settle here they will often have medival views of women and gay people. Women are seen as lower class, to be veiled and kept in the background. They do not work - they are not allowed. They have the children and look after the men.

If those views about women and gays isnt diluted you end up with larger and larger groups of people with the same views growing and growing (Yes, I am looking at Birmingham because I know the most about this area).

The last election where Jess Phillips won by a whisker was a dirty fight. She was followed around by men, things were whispered to her. Horrible things. The Independent candicate refused to shake her hand at the end. They were there on one issue - Gaza.

Surely no one can think this is the way we want to grow the UK?

smallglassbottle · 04/06/2026 10:17

Banish him to the Gulag!.......hang on.....hasn't that been done somewhere before?! 🤔

Ah yes, typical leftist authoritariaism and intolerance to those who disagree with their stance. As much as I think Farage is an odious little snake, I still believe in free speech.

Mumandcarer80 · 04/06/2026 10:16

He’s an absolute tool. He did exactly what Trump did when he encouraged that riot at the congress building. Can’t stand the creep and I can guarantee if Henry had been a black or Asian immigrant he wouldn’t have given a fuck.

JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 10:16

HenriettaHenhouse · 04/06/2026 10:12

But to say he has never what a woman is is a lie.

I don't understand that sentence.

JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 10:15

BackToLurk · 04/06/2026 10:11

I'm saying that it is entirely standard for the police to go to a report of an assault and treat the person who claims to be the victim differently from the person they believe to be the culprit. Regardless of what colour those people are.

That's not what they're trained to do. They're trained to attend a scene without fear or favour. That should mean not treating anyone differently until all facts have been gathered. Surely the police know that sometimes a supposed victim is not who they say they are? This is not news.

PoppingZits · 04/06/2026 10:15

Menopausalsourpuss · 04/06/2026 09:54

For the hard of thinking Farage is not calling for attacks on police he is calling for people to be allowed to be angry (as only the left currently after allowed to be) - not at the police as this is a much wider issue than this - we should be angry at the politicians and their toxic policies.

It’s no good just being angry. The government needs to do something about it. The UK is a disgrace right now. An absolute disaster. How did we come to this?! How?!!!
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HenriettaHenhouse · 04/06/2026 10:12

JimBobsWife · 04/06/2026 09:53

To be fair, it took him a while to realise.

But to say he has never what a woman is is a lie.