AIBU to feel deeply unsettled by the Southampton protest scenes?

[HopelessPessimist]

Southampton protest against police, huge crowd, Tommy Robinson whipping everyone into a frenzy and saying "this IS about race"

Other speakers declaring that England is a Christian country. The Lords Prayer chanted by every speaker. The leader of UKIP saying he will deport all migrants and make government Christian. The leaders of the protest saying they are being pushed by the police cordon, while the camera angle shows the police haven't moved. The leaders of the protest mocking the female police officer who are taking over a shift from another police officer in the cordon "They're replacing all the men with women!"

This is awful. It feels like the start of civil war. Maybe human beings just aren't supposed to go decades without a fight.

Not when it's in the context of referring to white, working class people who are objecting to immigration. They're always referred to with the most disgusting language that would never be used towards another group. Regardless of the rights or wrongs of objecting to immigration, there's no need to use that type of derogatory language.

Maybe phrase your posts more clearly?

Oh they aren’t missing the point, they know full well what they are doing. They are, like you said - Race baiters and gaslighters and that’s exactly what they’re doing

He said don't think you have mate as he was checking his back. Watch the video

errr no maybe you shouldn’t jump on posts where I’m having a conversation with someone else and then twist it!

Source of your data......?

Some people are very selective about the causes they support over others who are equally oppressed. No Jews, No News seems to be the mindset.
Say what you like about Tommy Robinson but at least he acknowledged Rhiannon Whytes family, unlike Starmer and his cronies. Not a bloody peep out of them

Exactly….me too.

Absolutely this. It's not impossible to assess a situation, deal with an injured person appropriately and not be accused of racism. The handcuffs were an utterly baffling action. He posed zero violence or flight risk.

Why didn't he believe him? I mean someone cuffed him and his hands are paper white from blood loss.

The basis of this country is built on Christianity, and it has been since St Augustine arrived at the end of the 6th century.

I challenge you to pick up the Bible, and you will see just how much of the language you use every day is taken straight out of it. Someone saying we don't need Christianity in a modern world is like a fish saying that they don't need water. You live in it, and have no idea how much of our civilisation is built upon it.

I don’t understand. What’s wrong with Lindsay Hoyle ordering the government to do a statement about Henry Nowak? And what else should the government do? I am genuinely curious about your thoughts. What else do you want to happen?

I completely agree.

Why is it when race is involved that these ‘men’ decide to protest.

What about the baby that was killed and SA by its adoptive parents - where is the protest for him.

What about the Beastie house and the multiple failures of the services involved - where is the protest against them.

Where were all these men when Sarah Everard was killed.
They weren’t violently protesting for change then.

On average 18 people die in police custody in the UK every year.
They have never protested over police brutality before, so why now.

I am all for peaceful protests when it’s necessary but it makes me sick when these ‘men’ prey on people’s grief to push their ridiculous agenda.

It’s embarrassing and I don’t understand how people supporting it aren’t embarrassed by their own stupidity.

It's the usual sixth form posturing offensiveness against Christianity, when they'd be the first to shout about Islamophobia.

Why just his back?

Its horrible and I genuinely feel for the lad and his family but peoples anger is massively misplaced

Here are the things I would say about Tommy Robinson.

His main criminal offences and legal violations include…

Assault (2005 & 2011): Convicted of assaulting an off-duty police officer in 2005 (12 months imprisonment). Convicted again in 2011 for headbutting a man at a rally in Blackburn.

Public Order & Rioting (2011): Handed a 12-month community order with unpaid work for leading a brawl involving over 100 football fans in Luton.

Immigration & Fraud (2012–2014): Jailed for 10 months in 2013 for attempting to enter the US on a friend's passport. Sentenced to 18 months in 2014 for mortgage fraud.

Contempt of Court (2018–2025): Jailed multiple times for filming inside court precincts and violating injunctions. Most notably, he admitted to 10 breaches of a High Court injunction in 2024 and served an 18-month sentence.

Stalking (2021): Issued a five-year Stalking Protection Order after harassing a journalist and her partner.

Because they shouldn't have needed to be told by the Speaker to say something.

Say what you like about Tommy Robinson
Really?

Really?

Don't you think that it should have been made by the Prime Minister? Instead, he had his arm twisted and he was forced to make a statement. So much for looking out for your people.

Christianity and the white race are the two easiest targets. Charlie Kirk's murder displayed the most vulgar acts of verbal cannibalism I have ever seen.

Let’s not get the thread taken over by Palestine/anti-semitism. It’s not what the threads about and it’s not relevant.

Same thing. Why are you defending that police officer? (Ex police officer)

Because then they got distracted by the blood on his face and thought he thought he had been stabbed there then he lost consciousness and they called the ambulance. It was very quick if you watch the video

https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-action-plan-launched-aiming-to-address-race-disparities-affecting-black-people-and-change-a-legacy-of-distrust

There is multiple data online if you search.

The first one that I googled, found that statistically black people are 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people.