Southport stabbings

[chrisp_1927]

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The locals there this morning helping tidy up and take down damaged wall and fencing

Whilst the racist cowards are nowhere to be seen

Very true. More good people than bad people around!

[jon1959]

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/31/farage-accused-of-inciting-southport-violence-by-former-counter-terror-chief

A former counter-terrorism police chief has accused Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the killing of three children in a knife attack this week.

Farage drew criticism from across the political spectrum for remarks he made in a video on Tuesday in which he questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack on Monday.

Neil Basu – a former senior Scotland Yard officer who was in charge of counter-terrorism from 2018 to 2021 – said there were “real world consequences” when public figures failed to “keep their mouth shut”.

“Nigel Farage is giving the EDL [English Defence League] succour, undermining the police, creating conspiracy theories, and giving a false basis for the attacks on the police,” he said, referring to the far-right, Islamophobic group whose supporters are believed to have been involved in the rioting in Southport.

“Has Nigel Farage condemned the violence? Has he condemned the EDL? Fomenting discord in society is what these people seem to exist for,” Basu added.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Over the years someone I knew became more and more far right so in the end I just told him that was it , you can't have people like that directly in your life

100% with you. I've had a few like that.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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100% with you. I've had a few like that.

Woke , immigrants , trans

On continual play

It grinds you down

[Heathblue]

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RIP to the 3 young girls, and wishing a full recovery to the fella critically ill in hospital, a true hero.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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RIP to the 3 young girls, and wishing a full recovery to the fella critically ill in hospital, a true hero.

Is the right answer. All the rest is culture war noise!

[JamesWales]

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...r-terror-chief

A former counter-terrorism police chief has accused Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the killing of three children in a knife attack this week.

Farage drew criticism from across the political spectrum for remarks he made in a video on Tuesday in which he questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack on Monday.

Neil Basu – a former senior Scotland Yard officer who was in charge of counter-terrorism from 2018 to 2021 – said there were “real world consequences” when public figures failed to “keep their mouth shut”.

“Nigel Farage is giving the EDL [English Defence League] succour, undermining the police, creating conspiracy theories, and giving a false basis for the attacks on the police,” he said, referring to the far-right, Islamophobic group whose supporters are believed to have been involved in the rioting in Southport.

“Has Nigel Farage condemned the violence? Has he condemned the EDL? Fomenting discord in society is what these people seem to exist for,” Basu added.

Neil Basu is a very political former police officer. Lat week he was quoted on the front of the guardian saying the "Rochdale incident" (at Manchester airport) was down to racism, with zero evidence of course.

Clearly he is the guardians go to man.

All very unhelpful. We need unifiers.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Neil Basu is a very political former police officer. Lat week he was quoted on the front of the guardian saying the "Rochdale incident" (at Manchester airport) was down to racism, with zero evidence of course.

Clearly he is the guardians go to man.

All very unhelpful. We need unifiers.

You don't have the link do you?

[cyril evans awaydays]

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You don't have the link do you?

C'mon James, we can do this!

[JamesWales]

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You don't have the link do you?

Forgive me, Babu not Basu. Front page, with zero evidence to back it up

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/25/manchester-airport-police-kick-incident-former-senior-met-officer

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Forgive me, Babu not Basu. Front page, with zero evidence to back it up

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...or-met-officer

No probs, a bit of casual racism getting confused about two long serving and high ranking Metropolitan Police officers never did anyone any harm when trying to make your point!

[JamesWales]

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No probs, a bit of casual racism getting confused about two long serving and high ranking Metropolitan Police officers never did anyone any harm when trying to make your point!

I appreciate scale gets lost here. But making arguments about violent events without evidence on a national newspaper like the Guardian reported (and Babu and Farage did) is far more relevant than mixing up two non famous ex Metropolitan police officers, but you know that already. 👍

[cyril evans awaydays]

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I appreciate scale gets lost here. But making arguments about violent events without evidence on a national newspaper like the Guardian reported (and Babu and Farage did) is far more relevant than mixing up two non famous ex Metropolitan police officers, but you know that already. 👍

No, your scale started at petty point scoring trying to ridicule someone who called out Farage's culture war inflamation by seeking to ridicule the thoughts of one former asian long serving police officer by calling out the thoughts of another on a completely different incident.

Sometimes you just need to own your own shit!

[JamesWales]

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No, your scale started at petty point scoring trying to ridicule someone who called out Farage's culture war inflamation by seeking to ridicule the thoughts of one former asian long serving police officer by calling out the thoughts of another on a completely different incident.

Sometimes you just need to own your own shit!

You are getting mad on a thread about three dead children cos someone got a name wrong (but the point correct).

The point is about not inflaming things.

But again, you know that already.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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You are getting mad on a thread about three dead kids cos someone got a name wrong (but the point correct).

The point is about not inflaming things.

But again, you know that already.

Explain what Dal Babu said about the Manchester Airport incident has to do with the tragic death of three kids!

Here is your quote butting back against what Neil Basu said about Farage.

Neil Basu is a very political former police officer. Lat week he was quoted on the front of the guardian saying the "Rochdale incident" (at Manchester airport) was down to racism, with zero evidence of course.

Clearly he is the guardians go to man.

All very unhelpful. We need unifiers.

Some people are able to own their mistakes, you should ponder why you are not one of them!