You really are borderline bonkers.

They only attack fascists though. They don’t go out attacking ordinary folk. They are literally trying to fight the alarming rise in fascism. Surely that doesn’t make them a violent organisation of its own. They’re a counter reactionary group.

What I said was he practically asks to be arrested, not that he does in any video. Breaking the law, deliberately and openly was the asking in this case.

The organisers had requested him not to attend. That’s a polite and reasonable request. Nothing they can impose.

That’s for the police. Yaxley-Lennon has previous. His attendance at events has been followed by disturbance and violence. He might claim to be “reporting” but that doesn’t mitigate the concerns. The Mail, Telegraph and BBC don’t have these concerns.

If the police already have concerns about being able to manage an event peacefully I can quite understand why they would apply for an order requiring a known source of disruption not to be there. That’s their duty. To keep people safe.

YL does not have a special status. He is subject to the same laws as us. You might not like a law which gives the police this option but it is the law. You can campaign to change that law but not complain when the police use it.

Tommy Robinson does have a special status. He is subject to political [policing the rest of us do not endure. You are pointing out in your post that he does not have the freedoms of all.

The section 35 order applies to those engaged in violence, or the likelihood of violence. To disperse Tommy Robinson his behaviour has to contribute to, or increase harassment, distress or cause disorder, or increase the possibility.

Tommy Robinson was having breakfast and people where having pictures with him, people were shaking his hand, women were hugging and kissing him ... And the police intervened.

Yes you could have exactly the same concerns about the BBC, the Mail because concern in this case was arbitrary, the police claim to know, preemptively, what will cause harassment, alarm and distress to others.

Tommy Robinson was eating breakfast.

Right to protest, to report is for all .. Unless. That is illiberal and undemocratic.

You seriously think they only attack fascists? We had 18 months of rioting, businesses burned down, people attacked and people were killed too and you think all this was done to 'fascists'?

You have some seriously rose tinted glasses.

Edited by Stirlingsays (30 Nov 2023 10.47am)

Is this antifa or BLM we’re are talking about here?