Disorderly protests over the deadly mass stabbing of a number of people, mostly young girls, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in Southport, England, are spreading, with police taking a confrontational approach and arresting dozens. The suspect in the case, who will turn 18 shortly, has been named as Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, born in Wales to migrants from Rwanda. The corporate media are illustrating stories about Rudakubana with a photograph taken when he was a small child, markedly different from his appearance in court sketches.
More than a hundred people were arrested in central London on Wednesday evening on Whitehall, near Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer‘s official residence on Downing Street, apparently including a 73-year-old woman with a pacemaker. While there are reports of many police officers being injured, in some cases, they appear to have started fights with the demonstrators themselves.
Many people are contrasting police forces’ combative approach towards the mostly white mass stabbing protestors to their habit of simply abandoning the streets when minority communities begin rioting, as when Roma Gypsies flipped police cars and torched buses at a recent riot in Harehills, Leeds.
This was not lost on yesterday’s demonstrators, with some taking up chants of “Where the f**k were you in Leeds?”
Chants of “Where the fuck were you in Leeds?”
Indeed. pic.twitter.com/ovLCuTcueT— Leo Kearse – on YouTube & Saturday Night Showdown (@LeoKearse) July 31, 2024
Protests also turned violent in Hartlepool, with a police car set on fire, multiple officers pelted with eggs and other missiles, and eight arrests.
Aldershot also saw protests centered on a hotel where illegal aliens are being housed at taxpayers’ expense. Protestors held placards bearing slogans such as “no apartments for illegals” and “deport them, don’t support them,” with at least two being arrested.
Manchester also saw some minor unrest.
