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Civil unrest, what's really going on?

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Sadworld23 · 03/08/2025 17:02

My DH keeps chirping up with, there's riots here, protests there, immigrants have done assaults in xxx etc. He sees me as a bit of a do-gooder..

All UK places, but when I look at my regular news, there's very little reporting of it.

My DH has some MH issues currently and to confront him with 'what the heck are you reading?' isn't worth it right now.
I make comments such as, ooh that sounds grim and doesn't sound good, and that's very worrying, but I'd really like to know if it's really happening and where he's getting this info.

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JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:32

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:29

If you are trying to suggest that what is happening to some women and girls is simply par for the course, and must be endured for the greater good, I disagree.
That’s a weird take on what I said Grin
I’ll try my best to make it more simple for you.

A subset of men has always preyed on women.
This isn’t something new.
No, we shouldn’t have to put up with it ‘for the greater good’. How utterly bizarre you interpreted it like that Hmm
We need, as a society, to get much, much tougher against men who perpetrate VAWG. All of them. No matter where they come from, who they are or who they know.

Please read my post above.

How do we ‘get tough’ on men who have spent the first 30 or 40 years of life being taught women are chattels there to service them?

Julen7 · 06/08/2025 19:33

TheNuthatch · 06/08/2025 19:23

I think that's got to be the worst excuse I've ever heard.
I have no idea why you've gone through the decades as it's completely irrelevant to my post. If you are trying to suggest that what is happening to some women and girls is simply par for the course, and must be endured for the greater good, I disagree.

I'm sorry to break it to you, but you don't have the right to decide what other people think and feel about the current situation. Particularly towards those who are sharing their real life experiences, which you know nothing about.

Absolutely this.

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:33

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:25

0.1%. Any percentage is too high for VAWG but it would be interesting to see a comparison for British male shitbags.
So, what can we do about VAWG overall? That’s the question we should be asking.

0.01% in fact. Misread the 110,000 as 11,000. So even less than I thought. Bet that’s a relief, eh? Hope that’s putting the stats in perspective a bit for you. I know I’d feel pretty stupid if I wildly overestimated the threat from a population cohort.
But again, 0.01% is still too many. So, what can we do about VAWG overall?

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:34

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:31

What is your solution @JamesMacGill

Stop male refugees coming here? How?

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Yes.

Admission to a secure facility until they are deported.

Please read my post above for my reasoning. Women and children fleeing the horrors of the Taliban should always be welcome.

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:34

How do we ‘get tough’ on men who have spent the first 30 or 40 years of life being taught women are chattels there to service them?

Are we including our homegrown shitbags? Because we definitely should be.

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:35

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:34

How do we ‘get tough’ on men who have spent the first 30 or 40 years of life being taught women are chattels there to service them?

Are we including our homegrown shitbags? Because we definitely should be.

We can’t deport our own homegrown shitbags and there is growing evidence they are lower risk than thousands of unvetted men imported from the most terrifyingly misogynistic regimes in the world. Which, logically, should be no surprise.

But you’re saying we should - so how?

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:35

Julen7 · 06/08/2025 19:33

Absolutely this.

I made it a bit simpler for that poster as they seemed to be having difficulty with what I was saying. Do have a read too, if it helps.

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:36

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:18

For such a small group I’m amazed that there are weekly and sometimes daily reports of asylum seeker arrests for violence or sexual aggression against women. In the last week alone there has been the rape and strangulation of the kidnapped 12 year old, and attempted abduction of another 10 year old. 2 weeks ago saw the trial of another asylum seeker for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, and last month the conviction of another asylum seeker for raping a 13 year old after dragging her down an alley. 2 weeks ago another asylum seeker was charged with rape and 6 other sexual offences in Bishops Stortford (not widely publicised but is in their local newspaper), and in March another asylum seeker was found guilty of raping a girl in Falkirk. That’s the last few months alone; and not all of them in that time by any stretch.

These are the articles I’ve found from a cursory, 5 minute online search. I actually can’t keep going as I don’t have time but there are many more.

Given there are 110,000 asylum seekers in the UK - roughly the same number as a town the size of Bedford - and 80% of those are men so really we are talking about around 90,000 people - can you say hand on heart you don’t find this alarmingly high?

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Anyone?

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:38

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:35

We can’t deport our own homegrown shitbags and there is growing evidence they are lower risk than thousands of unvetted men imported from the most terrifyingly misogynistic regimes in the world. Which, logically, should be no surprise.

But you’re saying we should - so how?

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What are the stats for your growing evidence? Feel free to include the 2 out of 5 good men and true rioters last summer who also had convictions for domestic violence.
You see, I don’t think any man should be given a free pass just because they were born here.

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:38

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:34

Yes.

Admission to a secure facility until they are deported.

Please read my post above for my reasoning. Women and children fleeing the horrors of the Taliban should always be welcome.

But not men fleeing the Taliban, not even the ones who fought alongside British troops?

And where will yoiu detain them? At what cost?

TheNuthatch · 06/08/2025 19:38

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:29

If you are trying to suggest that what is happening to some women and girls is simply par for the course, and must be endured for the greater good, I disagree.
That’s a weird take on what I said Grin
I’ll try my best to make it more simple for you.

A subset of men has always preyed on women.
This isn’t something new.
No, we shouldn’t have to put up with it ‘for the greater good’. How utterly bizarre you interpreted it like that Hmm
We need, as a society, to get much, much tougher against men who perpetrate VAWG. All of them. No matter where they come from, who they are or who they know.

You think we didn't have to alter our behaviour in the 70s, 80s, 90s?

What else could that mean in this context? It can only mean that you think women altering their behaviour in 2025 is par for the course, as you did in the 70s, 80s and 90s. There is no alternative interpretation in this context. I don't want that for my dds. If you have a different opinion, that's fine.

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:40

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:38

But not men fleeing the Taliban, not even the ones who fought alongside British troops?

And where will yoiu detain them? At what cost?

We don’t know they aren’t the Taliban. That’s the whole point. We have 40,000 people under surveillance for terrorism related reasons in this country alone. And you want to add tens of thousands of unvetted men from Afghanistan?

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:41

TheNuthatch · 06/08/2025 19:38

You think we didn't have to alter our behaviour in the 70s, 80s, 90s?

What else could that mean in this context? It can only mean that you think women altering their behaviour in 2025 is par for the course, as you did in the 70s, 80s and 90s. There is no alternative interpretation in this context. I don't want that for my dds. If you have a different opinion, that's fine.

Ah bless you, you’re not getting it. That’s ok. I thought you might, as you’re so into listening to the experience of others. Never mind.

TheNuthatch · 06/08/2025 19:43

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:41

Ah bless you, you’re not getting it. That’s ok. I thought you might, as you’re so into listening to the experience of others. Never mind.

Oh I get it alright. Thanks for the confirmation 👍

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:43

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:38

What are the stats for your growing evidence? Feel free to include the 2 out of 5 good men and true rioters last summer who also had convictions for domestic violence.
You see, I don’t think any man should be given a free pass just because they were born here.

https://portal.research.lu.se/en/activities/63-percent-of-those-convicted-of-rape-in-sweden-have-an-immigrant

Do you really not understand that just because women are raped by British men, doesn’t mean increasing the risk by letting tens of thousands of men from cultures where woman aren’t even allowed to leave home without a male chaperone isn’t a good idea? Do you think coming from such a misogynistic country somehow doesn’t raise the risk of a man being misogynistic? If not, who is oppressing all these women?

And why don’t you answer my questions for a change? Do you think the crimes above are worryingly high for 80,000 odd men in just a few short months?

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:45

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:40

We don’t know they aren’t the Taliban. That’s the whole point. We have 40,000 people under surveillance for terrorism related reasons in this country alone. And you want to add tens of thousands of unvetted men from Afghanistan?

We vet them through the asylum process,

We don't detain them because they are from Afghanistan and have a different religion

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:45

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:45

We vet them through the asylum process,

We don't detain them because they are from Afghanistan and have a different religion

How? Do you think the Taliban take sex crime seriously and keep diligent criminal records?

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:48

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:45

How? Do you think the Taliban take sex crime seriously and keep diligent criminal records?

Are you claiming that all male Afghan refugees are Taliban?

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:49

Why are you talking about Sweden? Are you in Sweden? I didn’t realise, that’s why I’m talking about the UK and your posts aren’t making much sense.

Do you have comparison stats for the UK? Against the 0.01% based on the numbers you gave me?

You are generalizing again about ‘tens of thousands of men’ and their culture of misogyny. The culture that they are escaping btw, but that particular point has been handwaved away so I’m not expecting any answer to that.

You’re the one wafting numbers about. How about you run the comparisons and answer some questions for a change.

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:50

Nice bit of minimising of rape by British men, btw. Does that not matter to you? Are they sort of, allowed, because British? Wow.

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:55

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:49

Why are you talking about Sweden? Are you in Sweden? I didn’t realise, that’s why I’m talking about the UK and your posts aren’t making much sense.

Do you have comparison stats for the UK? Against the 0.01% based on the numbers you gave me?

You are generalizing again about ‘tens of thousands of men’ and their culture of misogyny. The culture that they are escaping btw, but that particular point has been handwaved away so I’m not expecting any answer to that.

You’re the one wafting numbers about. How about you run the comparisons and answer some questions for a change.

At the moment no precise data has been kept by police forces in the UK but that’s now changing. In the same way no data was ever really recorded properly for transgender crime, although the studies available show yes their rate of offending is higher. Sweden is experiencing the same issues and is slightly further ahead than us - the above is a respected university study.

I notice you haven’t answered any of my questions, I would really appreciate it if you did.

  1. Why do you think they are escaping misogyny? They could be leaving for any reason, including financial.
  2. If the men coming here are not the ones oppressing women in their home countries then who is?
  3. Do you think men coming from terrifyingly misogynistic countries are more likely to be misogynistic?
  4. Do you find the crime detail I’ve given above to be very high for such a small group of people?
  5. How do you vet men who come from countries which are a terrorism threat to the UK, when they will not have criminal records for either terrorism offences or sexual/violent crime? The Taliban won’t be keeping criminal records, or even prosecuting, such crime.
  6. Do you think what looks like dozens of women and children raped and even murdered every year is an acceptable price to pay to accommodate these men? Is there a limit for you, or no limit?

Very interested to hear answers.

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:56

Saucery · 06/08/2025 19:50

Nice bit of minimising of rape by British men, btw. Does that not matter to you? Are they sort of, allowed, because British? Wow.

Yeah, that’s what always comes up when you talk about transwomen offending. It won’t wash - dealt with above.

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:57

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 19:48

Are you claiming that all male Afghan refugees are Taliban?

How do we tell?

Saucery · 06/08/2025 20:00

JamesMacGill · 06/08/2025 19:56

Yeah, that’s what always comes up when you talk about transwomen offending. It won’t wash - dealt with above.

What have transwomen got to do with the price of fish? The Taliban haven’t much time for them either, I believe. But absolutely irrelevant to this discussion.

DuncinToffee · 06/08/2025 20:02

The British government has files, they managed to leak them and putting people, mostly men, and their families in danger from the Taliban

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