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2 Tier Britain and Policing - Digwa

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Wellwhatnowbellaboo · 02/06/2026 09:12

Just heard Nigel talk about this on LBC following Digwa sentencing. Also saw the video... I'm shocked and so saddened. Not sure what my aibu is but I think we need to ban all religious weapons for a start . What do u think ? Are you in police ? Are you treating people differently?

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Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 12:47

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 12:45

This

Millions of white men go to Thailand every year to purchase Asian girls/women’s bodies, is that okay, because nothing ever gets said about that either?

Corianda · 04/06/2026 12:48

Araminta1003 · 03/06/2026 20:31

“Farages comments could have been ignored by grown up politicians but all the booing and jeering just ensures it goes round the world a few times and it was mainly because the other MPs wanted to wave their ‘inclusive’ flags and their ‘of course there is no two tier policing’ stance when huge numbers of the public disagree - but hey, let’s just ignore the plebs when we can show how good and considerate we are
we are heading for a large number of reform MPs in the future if others don’t stop the look how angry I am with Farage bollox and just get on with helping to sort the police instead
to add -Farage is a shit stirrer, a liar but being in denial is helping him”

Spot on @Corianda

https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/workforce-and-business/workforce-diversity/police-workforce/latest/

Let’s not forget the police are predominantly white (almost 92%) and a lot of them are male. The guidance they have been given may have been confusing as well. They may as a group be doubling down.

Also, can people please stop pretending that only a certain type of person votes Reform. It appears to me at least it is way beyond that. I have said this on other threads, it now includes privileged rich people with kids in private schools. Yes, they should not have introduced a penalty tax on private schools. Entirely foreseeable that kind of thing turns people against Labour. Apparently there is plenty of Reform support in the farming community too.

Many immigrants do not want their children to be police or even teachers -they want them to be doctors and lawyers
from Google

‘Ethnic Minority Representation Among Doctors in the UK
Current Statistics
In 2023, ethnic minority doctors made up a larger share of the medical workforce than white doctors for the first time in the UK. Here are the key statistics:

So the Gov pushing to have equality of employment won’t really work in the case of the police - it would be nice if the fact immigrants prefer to be doctors was taken into consideration but why do that when you can quote the 92% white as proof of racism

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 12:54

NovemberMorn · 04/06/2026 12:38

"Also, people of colour have been victims of systemic racism for decades. Things like this rarely happen to white people in comparison."

I take it you are not aware of the thousands of vulnerable, young white girls who were groomed and gang raped by predominately Pakistani men, and ignored by the authorities...for decades.

Yes, I take that point. It’s just that when it’s the other way around, funnily enough nobody gives a shit. They don’t mind turning a blind eye when horrific things happen to black or Asian people. They complain and deny racism even exists until it suits. No outrage when the Sikh woman was victim of racially aggravated rape was there? Where was Nigel then? Where was the thread? Nowhere.

Clavinova · 04/06/2026 12:54

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 11:04

Mahmood gave a statement in the House of Commons, there was no need for her to go to Southampton to do so.

Only one party disrespected the Nowak's family wishes and those rioting were thugs with an agenda who would disregard laws however clearly advertised.

Mahmood gave a statement in the House of Commons

What did you think of her choice of word 'disquieted'?

'People are rightly asking questions about how the situation was handled. They are shocked and disquieted to hear Henry’s words, “I can’t breathe.”'

Compared with her tweet in 2020 - 'I share their anger'

Shabana Mahmood MP
@ ShabanaMahmood
Many constituents have been in touch with me regarding protests across the United States after the murder of George Floyd. I share their anger at this unspeakable outrage...
#BlackLivesMatter
7:48 PM · Jun 4, 2020

Gloriia · 04/06/2026 12:55

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 12:44

The two incidents are completely incomparable. One was deliberately killed by an authority figure, the other was killed by a member of the public. One was part of a minority group that had been subjected to systemic abuse for decades, the other wasn’t.

If you can’t see how the two are contextually very different, that’s on you. Although I’d suspect deliberate ignorance.

Both incidents should not have been allowed to happen and those involved deserve punishment. I just find it very interesting indeed how it’s all OK until it happens to one of our group, and then all of a sudden people tie themselves in knots to claim they’re being victimised. Laughable.

There's nothing 'laughable' about tragic deaths.

I'm not deliberately ignorant thanks.

One death had politicians going along with all the hysteria and the gestures which in most people's opinion obviously justified and encouraged unrest, this terrible death has the very same politicians telling the public to shush. It is sickening.

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 12:59

Gloriia · 04/06/2026 12:55

There's nothing 'laughable' about tragic deaths.

I'm not deliberately ignorant thanks.

One death had politicians going along with all the hysteria and the gestures which in most people's opinion obviously justified and encouraged unrest, this terrible death has the very same politicians telling the public to shush. It is sickening.

See, you’re trying to win an argument by disingenuously claiming I said the deaths were laughable, you know full well I meant the stark difference between reactions is laughable, not the situation. You’re not posting in good faith so I’m not going to continue.

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:14

Comparing the sex industry in Thailand to the rape gangs in the UK is frankly disturbing. There is no comparison… shame on you

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:15

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 12:47

Millions of white men go to Thailand every year to purchase Asian girls/women’s bodies, is that okay, because nothing ever gets said about that either?

That was for you

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 13:22

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:14

Comparing the sex industry in Thailand to the rape gangs in the UK is frankly disturbing. There is no comparison… shame on you

It’s rape of vulnerable young girls and women by dirty perverted men. So that’s no comparison then, but George Floyd and Henry Novak are? My God, you aren’t half selective.

You don’t think Black and Asian children and women are subjected to grooming gangs of white men and sex trafficking either? You deny that it is ethnic minorities who are subjected to overwhelmingly more discrimination in all walks of life compared to white British people? Even though all the data consistently shows this? Haha

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 13:24

Clavinova · 04/06/2026 12:54

Mahmood gave a statement in the House of Commons

What did you think of her choice of word 'disquieted'?

'People are rightly asking questions about how the situation was handled. They are shocked and disquieted to hear Henry’s words, “I can’t breathe.”'

Compared with her tweet in 2020 - 'I share their anger'

Shabana Mahmood MP
@ ShabanaMahmood
Many constituents have been in touch with me regarding protests across the United States after the murder of George Floyd. I share their anger at this unspeakable outrage...
#BlackLivesMatter
7:48 PM · Jun 4, 2020

I thought her statement was good.

Guess your whataboutery means that you don't?

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 13:26

Latest from Farage

Anyone on here are planning to encourage their white sons?

2 Tier Britain and Policing - Digwa
ChunkyMonkey36 · 04/06/2026 13:30

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 13:26

Latest from Farage

Anyone on here are planning to encourage their white sons?

Mine’s super autistic, he’d probably just shout porridge at them and lick someone’s elbow.

I’ll keep him at home.

Sunglade · 04/06/2026 13:31

It's a dangerous storm to have a widely publicised case about someone falsely branded 'racist' callously allowed to die in front of police, and at the name time to be using the same 'magic word" to try and quiet people who are outraged. Is it really racist to say we want the same rules for everyone, and we want everyone's physical safety to be prioritised over hurt feelings?

suburburban · 04/06/2026 13:33

I asked my 20 something son about what happened as he had some knowledge of area.

he did say he noticed 2 tier policing at football matches.

he felt for the Sikh community as well because Digwa was not representative of them

Clavinova · 04/06/2026 13:34

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 13:24

I thought her statement was good.

Guess your whataboutery means that you don't?

I thought 'disquieted' was out of place certainly. Are you disquieted?

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 13:35

ChunkyMonkey36 · 04/06/2026 13:30

Mine’s super autistic, he’d probably just shout porridge at them and lick someone’s elbow.

I’ll keep him at home.

Most British young men reject the far right anyway, mine does for sure.

https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:43

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 13:22

It’s rape of vulnerable young girls and women by dirty perverted men. So that’s no comparison then, but George Floyd and Henry Novak are? My God, you aren’t half selective.

You don’t think Black and Asian children and women are subjected to grooming gangs of white men and sex trafficking either? You deny that it is ethnic minorities who are subjected to overwhelmingly more discrimination in all walks of life compared to white British people? Even though all the data consistently shows this? Haha

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Unfortunately, the state of the sex industry in Thailand is up to Thailand. What concerns Me is the rape and abuse of mainly white girls by Pakistani men which has been going on for decades in the UK, my own country

ChunkyMonkey36 · 04/06/2026 13:47

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:43

Unfortunately, the state of the sex industry in Thailand is up to Thailand. What concerns Me is the rape and abuse of mainly white girls by Pakistani men which has been going on for decades in the UK, my own country

I agree, that is a concern.

I’m equally concerned about the VAWG committed by white men in the UK, our own country.

I would hope you’re at least equally concerned about that too.

TopPocketFind · 04/06/2026 13:49

Clavinova · 04/06/2026 13:34

I thought 'disquieted' was out of place certainly. Are you disquieted?

I am and a lot more but then I am not the Home Secretary. And there is still a ongoing live investigation.

I don't feel pure cold rage though.

And ofcourse people use different wordings for different situations. Farage compared the BLM protests to "a new form of Taliban" and during the Sarah Everard urged people not to attack the police.

You disagree with Mahmood's statement?

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:52

ChunkyMonkey36 · 04/06/2026 13:47

I agree, that is a concern.

I’m equally concerned about the VAWG committed by white men in the UK, our own country.

I would hope you’re at least equally concerned about that too.

That’s not just white men I’m afraid. Ironic post really on a thread about racism

Araminta1003 · 04/06/2026 13:57

I am concerned about British paedophiles and sex tourism. Complete travel bans and locking them up here for indecent images etc is usually part of the answer. You cannot trial them here for crimes committed elsewhere I don’t think. But we should deliver them up to authorities there and have a swift process for doing so.
And of course we should lock up and trial and go after all rape gangs in England/Wales under English law.

Flyingintotheunknown · 04/06/2026 14:00

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:52

That’s not just white men I’m afraid. Ironic post really on a thread about racism

Interesting isn’t it… that the mention of white men specifically, and linking them to criminal activity and VAWG isn’t racist and making it appear that it’s only white men who commit these horrific acts. But if anyone from the right happen to mention a specific ethnic background or culture we get called on certain threads “racists”.

Think they need to make their minds up as to what’s racist…. It can’t be one a one way street.

Bellybutton88 · 04/06/2026 14:05

Can someone share Farages speech in transcript and why it is interpreted as "jumping on the bandwagon" and using it to "push his own agenda further"?

Teanbiscuits33 · 04/06/2026 14:06

JuliaBraverman · 04/06/2026 13:43

Unfortunately, the state of the sex industry in Thailand is up to Thailand. What concerns Me is the rape and abuse of mainly white girls by Pakistani men which has been going on for decades in the UK, my own country

Yes, and I’m not condoning that, but my point is that it seems as though people seem to paint white people as angels and all black and Asians as criminals, perverts and rapists, pay absolutely no mind to the levels of discrimination and dehumanising treatment levelled at ethnic minorities on a daily basis, and even deny it, but the moment something involves a white person being harmed, it is outrageous! Society is going backwards! Scream victimhood!

I mean, the bloke was a Sikh, so doesn’t fit the usual narrative about Muslims. The far right say it’s not about skin colour, it’s about Islam, it’s not about skin colour, it’s about legal vs illegal immigration, oh no it’s not about legal vs legal immigration, it’s about migration full stop. Which is it? Because it’s all over the place and seems to be about what suits at any given time.

A few years ago, Eastern Europeans were the scapegoated group. Now, what do you think would have happened if a guy with a name of Polish origin like Henry Novak had stabbed someone with a name like John Smith? Farage at al. would be calling for his head saying he isn’t British, he’s an immigrant!!! And equally, what would happen if a white British person, or any white person stabbed a someone of ethnic minority? Crickets, of course! This has only been jumped on because it suits.

Can you not see?? This shit happens to ethnic minorities every day and no one cares. It’s infuriating to read. We are not superior to anybody. All lives do matter, but the reason the BLM movement came about is because for years black lives didn’t seem to matter. There was, and still is, an imbalance of power between Black and White people

As for why people aren’t taking the knee and making a fuss, it’s because the incidents are not the same. A policeman deliberately and needlessly killed George Floyd. That didn’t happen with Henry. What happened was that he wasn’t believed. It wasn’t police brutality, and to suggest otherwise is just opportunistic.

I’m not excusing it, the policemen involved need to be brought to justice, but they are not the same scenarios but have been capitalised on for point scoring.

Araminta1003 · 04/06/2026 14:09

OK but why are we putting black people in the same group as Asian people (of different religions and different Asian groups).
I mean putting them all together is also misguided and simplistic.
Pretty sure young black men still experience the most racism.

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