To think Nigel Farage should be locked up?

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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?

Yes, that would be a positive way of channelling that emotion. But, Farage was dog whistling. He didn't condemn the rioting on the streets of Southampton. Watch his face, his eyes, as Starmer effectively confronts him with what he is.

I agree

Nigel Farage no doubt knows how to tap into peoples anger and uses this

Zack Polanski does the same and I would not suggest he should be locked up either

politics its a nasty business

I’m embarrassed for whoever posted it and thought it was relevant.

The mental gymnastics required here.

Tbh it took Blair having a word with him for him to drop his 99% of women dont have a penis line

It’s very relevant unfortunately

So you agree with the definition of what he said, but think he was dog whistling when he said it?

I mean, you’ve already quoted something wrongly, that has actually been all over the press, as being wrong.
You ‘standing by the rest of your post’ is not likely to instil any confidence.

Well, quite. I'm still waiting to meet someone from the 1% who does have a penis.

It has zero relevance. It’s an expression of solidarity with the victim of murder by police brutality for which the perpetrator has been convicted.

I don't know about that, but he hasn't replied to an email my brother sent him 6 weeks ago about an issue he's having with DWP!

DB is proper pissed off, and says he's not voting for him again.

Sadly, he's going to vote Restore instead....

I think Nigel is clever enough to know that people like me, who know dictionary definitions and legal ways of pursuing justice, are not his target audience.

It's totally false equivalence however you try to spin it.

Taking the knee was a response to a massive movement worldwide at a time when the political environment was very different. If Henry Nowak were to inspire a similar movement I'm sure the politicians of the day will seize on the trend, they are politicians.

I don't understand why this keeps being posted as some kind of ultimate gotcha.

If cold rage means take it to the ballot box, why was there rioting in Southampton with people being injured and property being damaged. There appears to have been little rage, cold or otherwise, from these people, after Sarah Everard was actually brutally murdered by a serving police officer. You'd think that particular crime would have caused them to riot outside police station up and down the country. But no. So the rage is only in evidence in certain situations.

His face, his eyes just say what millions watching the clips are thinking - How did we get here, how did this Westworld robot become PM, how the fuck can we fix it! (well we all know how it is going to be fixed)

completely voted wrong and should have voted you are not being unreasonable

Sadly, they are already excusing him.

The man is a dangerous, vindictive grifter. He relies on the hard of thinking to bolster his "standing" and for some of those poor souls , he makes them feel that they matter.

the "protests" are a replica of the previous ones. Sad, hopeless people jumping at the chance to matter.

His behaviour is traitorous.

From watching the shift that is now taking place in culture and politics the only place NF will be locked up in is Number 10 Downing Street.

To be fair to you, I think you seem to hold a more nuanced view that some other posters who place all or almost all the blame with diversity policies. Hypothetically I’m not convinced that the outcome would have been different had Henry been Black. If there had been no allegation of a racial element. It feels like the police took the easy option. Believe the complainant, don’t take much notice of the suspect. Again, we know this shouldn’t be what happens, but speak to anyone who’s had any contact with the police and this tends to be how it plays out.

@JimBobsWife Farage used those words knowing many people would just see/hear the word rage. He needed to clarify that he doesn’t mean violence, he needs to condemn the violence if he wants to ‘address the nation’

And so what if they did? Many politicians including Sadiq Khan said that rage was understandable and acceptable when George Floyd was killed. He didn't clarify that violence wasn't acceptable.

He is a complete dick but he (and everyone) should be able to say exactly what they like.

The training / guidance is now under urgent review so those who use it do think it should be assessed.

Did anyone, at any time, give any consideration to Floyd's victims who had to watch the ridiculous beatification of this low life crook unfolding around the world?

I didn’t say they did need to handcuff him. You’re right. There’s is no automatic requirement to handcuff him. Apparently though these officers are sticklers for the policies you disagree with, but completely disregard the ones you don’t. For me it all smacks of incompetence.