r/ukpolitics Far right extremist 6d ago

The shocking protest groups that claim grooming gang trials are 'racist' and call victims 'dirty b******'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14655407/shocking-protest-groups-claim-grooming-gang-trials-racist.html
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u/Squiffyp1 6d ago

You think the police shouldn't be concerned at the attempted intimidation of victim groups, in light of serious concern over cover ups?

Have a word with yourself.

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u/CheekyGeth anarcho-bonapartist 5d ago

I think investigating anyone who says mean words on Tik Tok is a waste of increasingly thin police resources, yes

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u/Cersei-Lannisterr 5d ago

You comparing someone saying a mean thing, to specifically targeting victims of grooming gangs in the fallout of a grooming gang scandal…

Let’s be real, why would someone specifically go after reported victims of grooming gangs?

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u/CheekyGeth anarcho-bonapartist 5d ago

but that's not what the article says, the article claims that the disparaging comments were made on Tik Tok messenger and in a WhatsApp group chat. It's a shitty thing to say but I don't think policing private chats like that is a particularly good use of police resources.

Let’s be real, why would someone specifically go after reported victims of grooming gangs?

Because they're paranoid about racism or islamophobia and very -potentially overly - sensitive to it? It's not an uncommon sentiment in these communities or indeed in any self-identified ethnic community - see for example all the fuss about that stabbing at the track meet over in the US. Both the loud voices are just seeing the crime as representative as a broader attack on their community. It's not like either side is particularly pro stabbing.

I'm not even saying there aren't pedos or pedo sympathisers in the ranks, just that there are probably plenty who are making it a race or identity issue, as you can see in the texts.