to be utterly sick of protests, marches, rallies, and riots

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What happened today in Belfast was dreadful. Of course it was.

When Sarah Everard died, there were marches. But a day before she died, an Indian woman Sarah's age was knifed to death in the street in Leicestershire. It was an "honour" killing, I think.

Where was HER lantern on the doorstep of Downing Street? Where was HER march?

My point is, dreadful things happen every day and I am so sick and tired of news items sparking so much public rowdiness. It used to be that the media could report on current events without starting a riot. I know that we have always had riots, but they were the occasional one. And because they were not common, they helped effect change. They were a desperate measure reserved for when nothing else had helped.

Now, together with marches, rallies, and protests, society is constantly disrupted, and I am so, so sick of it. I live in a major city and I can't go anywhere without checking what march, rally, protest, or riot is happening, especially at the weekends. And they are so common that they don't help effect change anymore.

The riots are terrible. Thousands and thousands of pounds' worth of lost property in fires, injured bystanders, police calld away from other duties to attend them. And there are "professional" rabble-rousers who travel to marches, protests, and riots. It's not because they're passionate about a cause. They're just passionate about causing trouble.

I travel for work to major American cities and it's even worse over there. Another day, another riot/protest/march/rally.

They have become a feature of today's society, and I wish they would just stop.

Edit: I actually stay in more because of them. I don't go out of my hotel as much when staying in America, and I don't go to the city centre where I live as much. It's so bad when regular people are put off from walking around city centres because of all these annoying dickheads.

I think it is worse in America, and I'm tired of feeling scared to go out when there, in case I run into an uncontrolled crowd - where the police have guns, and the protestors might, depending on the state.

The burning buildings in Belfast are a disgrace. It's not the owners' fault that this happened.

All of these are from people with far right views regardless of race, religion or nationality.

So given the per capita aspect you agree followers of Islam are more likely to be far right than non-followers?

Nope because these people don’t give a shit about the victims.

These men ‘protesting’ are statistically more likely to have criminal offences for violence against women and children, yet they’re somehow ‘protecting us’ by setting fire to innocent peoples homes.

These men are as much of a danger to women and children than these immigrants that everyone is so afraid of.

(with his agreement presumably)

The Telegraph are reporting that the victim is in a coma.

So is the only measure of wrongdoing if someone dies? You’re fine with kids being firebombed in their beds, as long as they live?

I can post you a link to all the white born and bred British serial killers starting 1980 and the number of victims they killed (many) but feel free to look it up on chat GPT or wikipedia as I'm feeling a tad lazy.

Two reform MPs were in charge of immigration when the attacker was given permission to stay in this country.

I hope this will change minds of those wanting to vote reform.

They won’t care. Farage isn’t the one that does life in prison for arson with intent to endanger life

Either that or more simply they have no opinions of their own.

Farage or TR say something and they just nod and blindly agree.

Samantha Shallow, of the Crown Prosecution Service in the East Midlands, said criminal charges had been authorised after a review of the police evidence.

She added: “The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/08/man-charged-with-after-stabbing-at-branch-of-lloyds-in-derby

That’s the same in all criminal cases. Only applies when people decide though

And it has nothing to do with the point that was being made which is that no riots took place.

Just so weird how they read one thing and decide it says another

Considering the next general election is probably three years away, does that rule apply to any possible future attacks connected to Labour immigration ministers?

If Iryna Zarutska had been black, cities all over the US and UK would’ve been burning. Instead it was barely reported and quickly hushed up.

What are you suggesting? You want more people to riot? I thought this was a thread about quelling this type of violent protest?

They’re suggesting that the far right are as hypocritical as they come and only care about smashing things up with a thinly veiled excuse about being angry, when really they’re just racist.

What a sad, divided, uneducated country this has become.

This attack happened in the US and there were protests.

'A riot is the language of the unheard.' No, not Tommy Robinson. Martin Luther King

At the end of the day, the racist idiots in Belfast and across the UK will be facing a lengthy spell in prison, especially those who set fire to houses. Meanwhile Farage is laughing all the way to the bank with many millions coming in from donors who rely on him sowing these seeds of division and fear.

Only applies when people decide though

Which people? Are you referring to Police/CPS/Judge?

The media and the far right

Sadly for us, the far right are heard far too much in this country

I read it as the pp was suggesting there SHOULD have been riots.