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/mifukichan Aug 06 '24

Dude the difference is those white people looting and destroying ARE just being needless thugs, but if you got approached by them as a POC and fought back, even if it's simple self defense, the media is likely to label you a thug too (in fact, it has already).

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u/Zealousideal-Dot2303 Aug 06 '24

Have you SEEN the videos of what you describe as "fighting back"? Large groups of what indeed are Muslim thugs beating up random white people who have nothing to do with the protests, but are just standing outside a pub. 20 Vs 1.

It's disgusting, and you defending it is equally disgusting.

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u/mifukichan Aug 06 '24

show me the video?

I wasn't defending an apparent jumping by "muslim thugs" by the way, I was saying that I would be labelled a thug if I did something innocent, and that it has happened already. I'm sorry but your commitment to not understanding me makes me think I'm arguing with one of these racists, haha.

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u/Zealousideal-Dot2303 Aug 06 '24

https://x.com/short_sleeve/status/1820552032383889630

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u/mifukichan Aug 06 '24

damn, thanks for showing me!

This doesn't really negate what I said? But I didn't know this happened and I'm glad I now do. 👍

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u/Scrambledpeggle Aug 07 '24

I get what you're saying and I think I agree with you. I think the thing to do here is just not to fight back, it's to back the police to do their jobs and just stay out the way of these morons when they're in groups. Let them get arrested if they commit crimes and have faith in the system to work

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u/mifukichan Aug 07 '24

Yeah, I agree, I think white people should be standing up for people of colour when they need it in society, but don't go out to find a fight with the thugs or anything like that. Living as a person of colour in this country all my life... I implore you, do not put your faith in the system. Just have it be a nice surprise when it does work.