Anyone who doesnt realsie the dangers associated with the BNP is a fool.
Evading questions ...... hmmmmmm..........now who do I know who...........
As I have previously stated....whilst I agree with some of their policies, certainly not all of them.
That is why I will not be voting for then on Thursday....Tory for me.
Thanks Sassy. Your common sense fact based quote will do nothing to quell the forum flames but I want you to know it will be widely appreciated as are the efforts of the individual who is prepared to put himself in danger to stop the spread of hate.
I see no mention of a few of the threads I put up....funny that.
I have heard of Labour councilors near to where I live being threatened by a resident for knocking on his door, purely because he hated Labour.
Because it was a BNP member is it any worse than any other incident? If not why is it that one story gets more attention than another?
They all fall into the same catagory of assault, or are only BNP members capable of doing that?
There is no excuse at all for an assault whether it be by a BNP member or a Tory member.
True there is no excuse, however as someone who works in 'politics'(and not for a political party!) I can tell you that it is far more common from BNP members/supporters. I literally hear about cases at least once a week and in times like now (elections/campaign periods) far more regularly.
We're also not talking about just threats but actual attacks. I am one of the many thousands who have volunteered my time to do anti BNP campaign stuff during this election and so far when I have been out campaigning this year I have been followed, had someone try to rip my car number plates off, abuse shouted at me and I have been surrounded by a group of men acting in an intimidating manner asking 'what I was up to'. Previously, my picture has been taken and put on websites and I am just a normal person campaigning along with thousands of others right across the UK. I am one of the lucky ones, I haven't been attacked or like a couple of people I know, my name, address and job details put up on websites for people to target me.
Also it depends on the nature of the threat. A local resident telling Labour to sod off and making some sort of threat is very different to being grabbed and pinned against a wall and told that you and family will have your throats cut if you persist in running your campaign in 'their' town. Maybe I will 'google it' to find out, but I have not heard of other political parties supporters doing things like that.
Yes fair points Sassy but...
Out of nearly a million people who voted for them last year, surely a few incidents does not make them all thugs?
As I have proved and there is plenty of other evidence out there, it is not only the BNP who can be violent., or issue threats.
It was only recently that a group were banned as an organisation for their violent views.
I am in no way condoning any BNP member who resorts to this kind of act, there is no excuse whatsoever, but sometimes the media hype surrounding them makes them out to be the only ones who act this way.
Feelings are running high in many areas and anti campaigning surely is a dangerous thing to do?
Once again I make no excuses for any person who resorts to violence in the manner which has been mentioned here.
Idle curiosity, you Rob,Kents...as non B.N.P. voters/supporters why do you always appear to be so keen to jump to their defence ?
Think I have more than answered your question.
I think Griffin was arrested and faced I think two trials, but as far as I know he was never found guilty.
Will wait and see if any MP's are found guilty of theft or fraud over their expenses.
Fair point Dave and then, for balance, one could put forward the view that the BNP do the obverse and seek to promote racism under a banner of appealing policies. Which is what they do. Isn't it? I think it is as dangerous to be a BNP apologist as it is to vote for them.