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The EDL's Racist Tweets Go Unpunished - #edl

Little Clef | 20.09.2012 23:38 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Liverpool | Sheffield

Time after time, people (including ex-EDL members) have speculated that the EDL are part of the state apparatus. Whether "new world order" or old-fashioned institutionalised prejudice, members of the EDL are rarely prosecuted for racist tweets inciting violence, whereas, anybody makiing off-the-cuff remarks about celebrities are subject to a quick knock at the door, suggesting protecting famous people from slander is more important for the authorities than protecting society from hatred and violence.



Hateful EDL tweets talking about beating up Asian people are more common than ever.......

See the screenshot of EDL fascists chatting about the forthcoming racist piss-up this Saturday!

Yet slanderous tweets about pop stars and footballers receive immediate attention!

Just who exactly are the forces of government and law and order concerned about? Ordinary people or the rich and famous?

Little Clef

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Police fail to bring charges against far-right activists

21.09.2012 07:33

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Five men arrested in dawn raids by counter-terrorism officers on suspicion of posting race hate material will not face any charges, The Northern Echo can reveal.

The suspects – including two men from the North-East – were detained in April when dozens of plain-clothed and uniformed officers swooped on several addresses across the UK. Computers, laptops and mobile phones were seized during the operation.

But last night, the North-East Counter Terrorism Unit revealed that, following discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), it had been decided no charges would be brought.

Paul Duffy, 46, a former regional organiser of the English Defence League (EDL), was arrested in Elgin Avenue, Seaham , County Durham, on suspicion of public order offences on April 19. Darren Yateley, 43 was arrested in Shrewsbury Drive, Backworth, North Tyneside, for the same offences.

Both were believed at the time to be linked to the North-East Infidels, a breakaway organisation from the EDL, whose Facebook page described itself as an alliance of "right-wing nationalists, patriotic and loyalist groups from different parts of the UK".

An 18-year-old man from Merseyside, a 21-year-old man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and a 56-year-old man from Holloway, London, were also arrested. And an address in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, was searched.

All the suspects were released on police bail, pending further inquiries.

A spokesman for the North-East Counter Terrorism Unit said last night: "Officers carried out a full and thorough investigation into posts made on social networking sites. Five men were arrested on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material which may stir up racial hatred. Following liaison with the CPS, we were advised that no further action should be taken."

A spokesman for the CPS said: "We did not get to the stage where we were provided with evidence to review or asked for a charging decision – so there was no decision not to charge, as it were. We were informed that the police were investigating the matter and then they informed us they had decided to close the investigation. We were made aware, which is entirely normal with cases of that nature." Northern Echo, 20 September 2012

Note how differently Azhar Ahmed was treated over his offensive Facebook comments. After the initial, ridiculous attempt to charge him with a racially aggravated public order offence was abandoned, he was prosecuted instead under the Communications Act 2003, which makes it an offence to send over a public electronic communications network a message that is "grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character". Ahmed was found guilty last week and although he has not yet been sentenced he faces a possible six months in prison.

Even if we accept there was no hard evidence that the Infidels were inciting racial hatred – and Expose had no difficulty finding some examples at the time they were arrested – are the police really asking us to believe that none of the material posted on social networking sites by the Infidels was at least of an indecent, obscene or menacing character? Or perhaps the police think the Communications Act doesn't apply to the far right?

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Typical!

20.09.2012 23:44

The OB would never arrest these lowlives cos they don't give a shit about online racism!

gerry


EDL No-Longer Pretending Not To Be Racist!

21.09.2012 00:02

The EDL used to pretend they were not racist, only against "Islamic Extremism". Now, as Malatesta, EDL News and others regularly point out, they are perfectly happy to be publically racist on social media!

Tom Thumb


is this

21.09.2012 00:09

a post from the truly braindead .. no really ..

c'mon


Not a Brain Cell To Rub Between Them

21.09.2012 00:25


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The Daft Nazi Twats! Off Back To Your Stormfront, You Trolls!!!


Talking of Braindead.....

21.09.2012 00:38


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Meet The EDL's Zombie Division!


Most EDLers

21.09.2012 00:41

are far too thick

to be dangerous


agreed but ...

21.09.2012 12:34

the 'danger' isnt the radically diminishing numbers who are quite obviously drunken racist hooligans but the legitimisation of anti-islamic rhetoric. mind you, anjem chouudary aint doing a grand job is he?

Malatesta


Most EDLers

21.09.2012 13:15

Most EDLers are far too thick to be dangerous? Do you think the Freikorps and SA / Brownshirt thugs who beat the shit out of Jews and anti-fascists in 1930s Germany were intelligent? Do you think Mussolini's thugs were PHD candidates? Wake up

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Anarchists are the most violent hooligan scum of them all!

22.09.2012 08:55

Anarchists are the most violent hooligan scum of them all see this:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57omOc-35HQ
Now defend the violence and destruction shown in that video clip?

Anarchists are the real fascist thugs


Yeah, George Galloway getting shot in the face would be a laugh though!

23.09.2012 06:19

you got to admit it, no one actually likes him.

gjkdr erlg


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