UK Police Prepare Amid Fear of Further Riots
Thousands of UK police were deployed Wednesday — including 1.3K on standby in London — in preparation for potential violent riots over immigration. One police source said online chatgroups suggested immigration agencies and law firms may be targeted....
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Facts
- Thousands of UK police were deployed Wednesday — including 1.3K on standby in London — in preparation for potential violent riots over immigration. One police source said online chatgroups suggested immigration agencies and law firms may be targeted.[1]
- Counter-protesters have already gathered in cities including Bristol, where roughly 200 anti-immigration protesters clashed with pro-immigration counterparts Saturday night. Some government workers were told to stay home to avoid potential violence.[2]
- Police have not 'ruled out' pressing demonstrators with terrorism charges, while the Office of Communications (Ofcom) has asked social media companies to combat content that promotes hatred. However, it added that such actions won't be mandatory until the Online Safety Act takes effect in 'a few months.'[3]
- While some rioters have been arrested for allegedly setting buildings alight, other individuals, such as two men in Cumbria, have been arrested for allegedly making online posts that incited religious hatred.[3]
- The anti-immigration protests and subsequent riots, which first occurred between Aug. 2 and Aug. 5, came following a knife attack that killed three girls in Southport.[4][5]
- Misinformation after the original attack suggested the perpetrator was Muslim and a migrant. Despite the attacker being neither, mosques remain on high alert and Muslim women have been advised not to go out in case they are targeted.[6][7]
Sources: [1]ABC News, [2]The Telegraph (a), [3]The Times, [4]The Telegraph (b), [5]BBC News, [6]Al Jazeera and [7]Sky News.
Narratives
- Left narrative, as provided by GOV.UK. Far-right thugs have taken advantage of a tragic killing and used it to fuel race hatred across the country. As the town of Southport mourns the loss of those killed in a knife attack, bigoted agitators have used the tragedy as an excuse to throw the nation into a race war. There is no place for Islamophobia, racism, or violence of any kind in the UK, and the government will protect those being targeted and prosecute those targeting them.
- Right narrative, as provided by The Telegraph. While the government acts like neonazis have just appeared out of nowhere, with no reason or logic behind their actions, it has failed to take any interest in understanding the fundamental cause of resentment across the country. While violent thugs have certainly taken advantage of the situation, there are far more peaceful White Brits who simply wish for their issues with immigration to be acknowledged. This climate of resentment will only continue, so long as the government maintains its public disdain for the White working class.
