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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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ThumbelinaPocket · 04/06/2026 07:47

I don’t think anyone started a BLM riot because Kier Starmer told them to, or because he took the knee. Lots of people were taking the knee. The England football team used to do it before matches (still might for all I know, I don’t watch it much). Is it their fault?

Farage said he wanted people to feel “white cold rage”. Henry Nowak’s father said he didn’t want his death to be the cause of hatred and division.

Whatafustercluck · 04/06/2026 07:47

SapphOhNo · 04/06/2026 07:42

I agree with a lot of this but I don't think "police getting it wrong" is strong enough. Nowak said he'd been stabbed and the police said "I don't think you have mate".

I'm not sure this is evidence of systemic issues but the police involved, were in my view grossly negligent in their duty of care.

My apologies, I agree. Reading my comment back, it isn't strong enough. It was a catastrophic failing. But not the evidence Farage and his ilk claim it is - particularly when 10 years ago, they were cheerleading the removal of people like Nowak.

Megifer · 04/06/2026 07:46

Op you could always watch the video or read about the incident if you need proof of two tier policing.

It was something about a brown man stabbing a white boy, then lying he was racist and the police instantly believing brown man and the white boy being left to die by the police after he told them he had been stabbed.

EasternStandard · 04/06/2026 07:46

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 04/06/2026 07:43

So do you think it's better to treat people in exactly the same way even if that means achieving different outcomes for the same crime?

So, you want identical treatment in policing but you're comfortable with the idea that this may result in two-tier justice?

To my mind, it is the outcome that matters most. I want victims of crime to get the same justice, regardless of whether they are black, brown or white.

I want perpetrators to face the same punishments for the crimes that they commit, regardless of their race.

I don't want any group to be at greater risk of miscarriages of justice than any other group.

That's what equality of outcome means. I'm absolutely astonished that people are apparently willing to sacrifice that kind of equal justice simply because they don't like the idea that police might need to adopt slightly different approaches with different communities in other to get to those equal outcomes.

It’s not possible for police to ensure equality of outcome in society. It shouldn’t be their remit.

How can it be objectively measured at a scene of a crime?

LakieLady · 04/06/2026 07:45

Iwantmyoldnameback · 04/06/2026 07:09

He is a traitor but unfortunately has a cult following and locking him up will cause absolute carnage.

This.

The knuckle-dragging scum who support him and share his odious views would see him as a political prisoners and make a martyr of him.

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 07:45

YourGoldSquid · 04/06/2026 07:09

Someone is a bit salty that Farage is right. And you can no longer deny it. The proof is undeniable.

And unless your called out Starmer for stoking racial violence after St. Floyd, you have no moral authority to lecture anyone about Farage encouraging "rage." Perhaps rage from the working class majority is exactly what is needed.

Why should Starmer be on his knees for a career criminal in a different country yet give a lame speech for an 18-year-old university student murdered in cold blood. Any right minded person in this country feels pure cold rage or whatever Farage said

Ethelspagetti · 04/06/2026 07:44

YourGoldSquid · 04/06/2026 07:09

Someone is a bit salty that Farage is right. And you can no longer deny it. The proof is undeniable.

And unless your called out Starmer for stoking racial violence after St. Floyd, you have no moral authority to lecture anyone about Farage encouraging "rage." Perhaps rage from the working class majority is exactly what is needed.

Yes I agree. For so long British people were told not to cause a fuss and to be careful we don’t look racist. Look what’s happening now?! The government and police now treat different races as 1st class citizens with white people at the bottom! We all have to fight to make ourselves heard otherwise it’s going to get a lot worse. All we’re asking for is to be treated fairly and not differently. No one should carry a knife regardless of religion. I work for the council and I’m sick of the double standards. British people waiting to move from a flat into a home face a 15 year wait here. Whereas refugees get top status and this year I’ve helped 8 single refugee men get a house, without waiting! How is that fair?!

OneTealShaker · 04/06/2026 07:43

Lock him up, lol.

He’s right. And the far left, race baiters don’t like it.

Get used to it. Gaslighting and constantly calling people with reasonable concerns racists got you here.

Sskka · 04/06/2026 07:43

nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:40

I’m really sorry that you don’t understand it.

What they’re saying is making sure white people don’t get treated better because of inherent unconscious biases. Please tell me why you think that’s wrong.

Because good intentions can and do produce bad results.

EasternStandard · 04/06/2026 07:43

nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:41

No, they’re not.

Have you listened to anyone to draw your conclusion? There’s been police and ex police talking about it.

Jack Straw covers it too as pp says.

PinkPonyAnonymous · 04/06/2026 07:43

YourGoldSquid · 04/06/2026 07:11

He is doing the exact thing that Starmer did by kneeling after the death of St. Floyd. He said he was angry about it. His words and actions encouraged violence and riots.

So please, spare us the moral superiority.

I love that you think Keir Starmer carries any kind of influence or respect. He’s Labour Leader and PM by default of very few other options, not because he has a popular following. The George Floyd protests would have taken off without him.

Besides, taking a knee is a sign of respect for a man who was murdered by the police. It is not the same thing as encouraging people to rally in the streets. But I don’t expect you will agree with me.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 04/06/2026 07:43

Sskka · 04/06/2026 07:32

Because it literally means treating people differently in order to try to bring about those outcomes. By definition that’s two-tier treatment.

You are having trouble seeing this because you like the policy idea of trying to achieve ‘equality of outcome’, and you don’t want to to contemplate that the disaster of this case might be the result of that policy.

So do you think it's better to treat people in exactly the same way even if that means achieving different outcomes for the same crime?

So, you want identical treatment in policing but you're comfortable with the idea that this may result in two-tier justice?

To my mind, it is the outcome that matters most. I want victims of crime to get the same justice, regardless of whether they are black, brown or white.

I want perpetrators to face the same punishments for the crimes that they commit, regardless of their race.

I don't want any group to be at greater risk of miscarriages of justice than any other group.

That's what equality of outcome means. I'm absolutely astonished that people are apparently willing to sacrifice that kind of equal justice simply because they don't like the idea that police might need to adopt slightly different approaches with different communities in other to get to those equal outcomes.

SapphOhNo · 04/06/2026 07:42

Whatafustercluck · 04/06/2026 07:38

One case is proof is it? I raise you Damilola Taylor, Stephen Lawrence, Jean Charles de Menezes...

Floyd was actually murdered by police. Nowak was a tragic result of the police getting it wrong, but it was not the police who stabbed him.

Farage is a despicable opportunist and white supremacist who will use anything to divide and conquer.

I agree with a lot of this but I don't think "police getting it wrong" is strong enough. Nowak said he'd been stabbed and the police said "I don't think you have mate".

I'm not sure this is evidence of systemic issues but the police involved, were in my view grossly negligent in their duty of care.

Tigerbalmshark · 04/06/2026 07:42

Thatsanotherfinemess1 · 04/06/2026 07:23

And presumably that's also why the traveller boys who raped two girls were given such appallingly light sentences last week- ethnic minority trumps the victims rights in two tier policing and it's right there in the guidance

Unfortunately there have been many many cases of boys of all ethnicities being let off after a rape conviction - the common denominator is the justice system not caring about VAWG, not the rapists’ ethnicity.

These three cases are just in one area (and the other end of the country to the traveller ones, so different courts/police):
www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/29/teenage-boys-rape-sentencing-youth-courts

AlternativeView · 04/06/2026 07:42

Jack Straw has written about it also

nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:41

EasternStandard · 04/06/2026 07:41

No the pp is correct on this.

No, they’re not.

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nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:41

SapphOhNo · 04/06/2026 07:37

Farage will get as close as he can to inciting violence without crossing that line but you definitely get what the subtext of what he's saying and wants

I loathe the man. I think he's a hate-spinning, lying charlatan who loves the title of being an MP but not the work... loves a grievance but offers no credible solutions.

It’s absolutely vile. Of course all his supporters are on social media saying “pure cold rage is actually calculated and calm”, meanwhile Stephen Yaxley Lennon is in the streets shouting about Muslims. Despite the perpetrator not being a Muslim!

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EasternStandard · 04/06/2026 07:41

nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:40

I’m really sorry that you don’t understand it.

What they’re saying is making sure white people don’t get treated better because of inherent unconscious biases. Please tell me why you think that’s wrong.

No the pp is correct on this.

Megifer · 04/06/2026 07:41

LoisGriffinskitchen · 04/06/2026 07:35

Some time ago a black schoolboy was murdered by a sword wielding white bloke. No riots then, no sign of Farage or Tommy Ten Names. Tells me all I need to know about Reform and their “thick as mince” voters and supporters.
Henry was Polish. Ten years ago they’d have been demanding his repatriation. But now because he’s dead and hes white he’s a useful vehicle for their hatred and divisive politics.

Can someone be repatriated to Essex then?

millymollymoomoo · 04/06/2026 07:41

Odfod

hes correct

if anyone needs locking up it’s Starmer and his traitorous Twotier corrupt cronies

and the prap and dei is not as you state - it is designed to positively discriminate against whites . And that is embedded in all institutions .

nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:40

AlternativeView · 04/06/2026 07:40

Op it's all over the papers ,it's just been on Good morning Britian as well.

Edited

Yes they’re so trustworthy and certainly not preoccupied with getting Farage elected.

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nobodyssons · 04/06/2026 07:40

Sskka · 04/06/2026 07:39

Sorry but you simply don’t understand what you’re talking about.

‘Equality of outcomes’ does not mean ‘making sure they get the same treatment’. It means the opposite. It means giving people different treatment to try to achieve ‘equality of outcomes’.

That is what people hate. They do not believe that you will achieve equality of outcomes. They believe it produces favourable treatment for certain groups. They would prefer that everyone got the same treatment.

I’m really sorry that you don’t understand it.

What they’re saying is making sure white people don’t get treated better because of inherent unconscious biases. Please tell me why you think that’s wrong.

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AlternativeView · 04/06/2026 07:40

Op it's all over the papers ,it's just been on Good morning Britian as well.

Sskka · 04/06/2026 07:39

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?

Sorry but you simply don’t understand what you’re talking about.

‘Equality of outcomes’ does not mean ‘making sure they get the same treatment’. It means the opposite. It means giving people different treatment to try to achieve ‘equality of outcomes’.

That is what people hate. They do not believe that you will achieve equality of outcomes. They believe it produces favourable treatment for certain groups. They would prefer that everyone got the same treatment.

Whatafustercluck · 04/06/2026 07:38

YourGoldSquid · 04/06/2026 07:09

Someone is a bit salty that Farage is right. And you can no longer deny it. The proof is undeniable.

And unless your called out Starmer for stoking racial violence after St. Floyd, you have no moral authority to lecture anyone about Farage encouraging "rage." Perhaps rage from the working class majority is exactly what is needed.

One case is proof is it? I raise you Damilola Taylor, Stephen Lawrence, Jean Charles de Menezes...

Floyd was actually murdered by police. Nowak was a tragic result of the police getting it wrong, but it was not the police who stabbed him.

Farage is a despicable opportunist and white supremacist who will use anything to divide and conquer.

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