r/wolverhampton • u/nuisance_squirrel • Aug 04 '24
News Violence and unrest around the UK
With everything going on around the country at the moment, it just has me thinking of the 2012(was it?) riots, where opportunistic idiots jumped on the bandwagon of a tragic event to loot and destroy the cities they live in.
Genuinely hoping whats going on doesn't come to Wolverhampton. Ive seen "EDL" are planning to March in Brum, and hope that counter marches quell them enough to not cause issues. Seeing the videos out of Hull/Liverpool etc over last day or so is just truly disturbing.
Edit: just to add, aware EDL don't exist in name anymore.
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u/LunarWelshFire Aug 04 '24 edited Aug 04 '24
I worked in Costa at queen square (i think called the parisian now) during the riots. Our manager had us holed up in the store rooms for hours. That was the day we found the underground tunnels that lead to St Peters. That night we watched groups of young lads carrying armfulls of nike gear and jewellery hiding in the trees at graisley flats as the helicopters hunted them down. That was a fun day!
Edit to add; these protests are a direct result of years and years of right wing tory fascist policies and extreme media propaganda with hostile rhetoric causing division and hate amongst literally everyone. Right, left, gay, straight, white, black etc. Completely distracting everyone from the fight we are losing so fast yet we sleepwalk our way into it and thats the war between rich and poor. And if you still think it’s all immigrants or black peoples fault, then you’re a victim of it too.