How Was This Ever Going To Be A 'silent Rally'?

[agchristie]

How damaging does this reflect on Tommy Robinson?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4593476/Far-right-protestors-tussle-police-silent-rally.html

[Mamyalynne]

Just what Manchester doesn't need, what a sad sight.

[agchristie]

//The demonstration was ostensibly supposed to be a response to the Manchester terrorist attack //

Or perhaps not in some quarters....

[anneasquith]

A shower, shave, clean clothing and a visit to a dentist MAY give them more credibility .

[agchristie]

Tommy Robinson would have had a good idea how many people would have replied to his 'call to arms'.

He would never have been able to give assurances that it would be a silent rally as he could not have the level of control or guarantee adherence to discipline.

It had disaster written all over it from the outset.

Protesting against 'hate 'and showing 'unity'?

How ironic....

[youngmafbog]

I have no time for this lot but it is interesting to see how the press bang on about a pigs head but ignore black flag wavers when they are out protesting!

[TWR]

Although I do not go for this bloke, The Hook used to spread his evil thoughts in London " Kill the whites" & many other evil words, was there such an out cry about him or his Devil followers?

[hereIam]

I like Tommy Robinson, he just wants to halt the progress of muslim radicalisation and protect us from the ones who want us dead, not his fault if some of the protestors are not the full shilling !

[Mamyalynne]

If he knows his followers are not the full bob, he should think twice before organising a rally in a City still grieving.

They don't need this.

[hereIam]

Well tell him, not me ! I still like him ..

[-Talbot-]

I was reading the comments posted on a BBC link to the rally story. Many of the comments objected to the BBC heading saying they were at the march and they were not EDL just normal people wanting to be heard ... the BBC pulled the story.

Andy Burnham... was basically saying if you were at the march (UK Against Hate) you were an EDL type.


Antifa ....
Why can't these so called 'anti-facists' stay away?
They never counter protest extreme Muslims when they march for sharia and death to the police

[andy-hughes]

hereIam - //I like Tommy Robinson, he just wants to halt the progress of muslim radicalisation and protect us from the ones who want us dead, not his fault if some of the protestors are not the full shilling ! //

I think it is entirely his fault.

My problem with people People like ‘Tommy Robinson’ is their colossal arrogance in imagining that they are the people do ‘defend’ the UK.

As evidence shows, the notion of vigilante-ist groups like this is that they attract hooligan elements who bring beer and treat any sort of rally as an excuse of a day out, a *** up, and a ruck with opposition if they are around, and the police if they are not.

When I want ‘defending’, I will call on appropriate people to do the job, not some self-righteous loud mouth and friends who take it upon themselves to act on my behalf, and cause trouble and violence doing it.

[ummmm]

Tommy Robinson ousted a 'potential' terrorist round the corner from me and posted his video on line.

How could TR know about this threat and not the police?

The man and family had to be whisked away and the house is now boarded up...

[Islay]

Ummm so he wasn't a terrorist and TR just tried to tar an innocent man?

[ummmm]

I don't know. I've only seen Tommy Robinsons take on it. I haven't seen any reports in the local papers.

[ummmm]

Just googled it. Looks like there is truth in it.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hate-preacher-abu-haleema-flees-after-far-right-fanatic-tommy-robinson-finds-him-bjh0csdbf

[douglas9401]

Excellent use of the handbrake there. :)

[andy-hughes]

I wonder what 'Tommy Robinson' planned to do if the door had been answered?

Invite himself in for a cuppa and a chat?

The man is a self-aggrandising busybody, he should find something useful to do with his time - like speaking to ex-offenders, since he is one?

[Baldric]

Good link to The Sunday Times Digital Subscription Sale there ummmm

[Baldric]

Here's a freebie

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/hate-preacher-leaves-northampton-house-after-approach-by-far-right-activist-1-7998794

[agchristie]

Andy > I wonder what 'Tommy Robinson' planned to do if the door had been answered?

We will never know but it would have been an interesting scenario.

Maybe he would have charged him (and not in the policing way!)

Seriously, he took a big gamble in thinking that it would have been a silent rally.

Some would say he cannot be held responsible for the actions of others but his words in advance were suggestive that it is up to the people to take action.

I think he needs to think again about how he can best utilise his experiences.