Southport stabbings: Police say 'mindless thugs' behind violence

Chair of Merseyside Police Federation Chris McGlade is “lost for words” after officers faced “the most significant violence of their careers” as riots broke out in Southport following a knife attack.

[jasondavie]

Are you sure they weren't all just suffering from mental health issues?

[davidoconnor]

They didn't call the Leeds rioters "mindless thugs" they said they would speak to community leaders?? It's going to go off in this country soon.

[tomfullard]

So would you describe the Leeds riot as mindless thugs or the Pakistanis who attacked the police at Manchester airport?.. or is it only mindless thuggery when its British people

[anarsim]

What a surprise, the police actually try to look busy when it's British people

[ant]

Tell us about the man arrested with a knife before the protest started.

[annaelrick]

Haven’t heard police say anything derogatory about the stabber yet…… but they are fast to brand the protestors

[macklee]

WHO MURDERED THE CHILDREN? STOP DEFLECTING!

[WitchStar]

3 kids were murdered! Brits are standing up!

[garyx]

The Police have chosen their side and its not the British people

[meganhuggins]

‘Mindless thugs’ in Southport ( 3 children butchered, 5 seriously injured), whilst in Leeds the crowd ( children being removed from an unsafe home environment) was ‘unacceptable’. Leeds, no riot gear, police ran away. Southport, full riot gear, crowd was attacked . Hmm! 🤔
Also, I think the EDL was disbanded a decade ago. Must try harder!!

[JonDuffin]

We British people are fed up of not being heard and this is just the beginning unless things change very, very soon...

[johnnykage]

“Enriched doctors “ peaceful protest in Leeds

[cliffordhammond]

More like mindless media. Try reporting the whole story. Not just the part that fits your agenda.

[hydraV-cd]

“Tell me where it says a protest is supposed to be peaceful “- cnn 2020

[steelyatron]

Disgusting propaganda from the police.

[theunspokentruth]

I don't remember them calling the muslim rioting people mindless thugs or the ones who brutally attacked the police at the airport mindless thugs either . Two tier system and i have had enough of it.

[TinaHemphill]

Sadly, this is a typical symptom of a country who has lost faith in their police force. I lived in Kenya for 53 years and saw this all the time. Bit by bit, UK is reverting to third world conditions.

[cosmiconion]

Not mindless - just sick of the mindlessness MPs doing nothing about the situation, , ,

[williamraworth]

Well it must be true then....stand up Brits and Irish....three young kids were butchered

[DevilsAvocado]

Mindless? Pretty sure they are all annoyed about children being murdered. That's a pretty clear motivation.