“Essex Police launched an investigation following multiple reports from the public over a video circulating on social media showing multiple individuals applying paint to the outside of properties in Whitmore Way
The video contains two men who appear to be painting a St George’s cross on the buildings.
Officers are also investigating reports of criminal damage.
At one stage in the video, alleged racist abuse is directed at a woman in a headscarf who is passing by alongside some children..”
Sort your title out mate. Should be racists abusing passers by arrested for racist abuse
edit: I just seen the video, absolute gutter scum, arrested is the right course of action.
limeflavoured on
I’m honestly not all that surprised that this has happened.
BobBobBobBobBobDave on
But I thought it was supposed to be a peaceful movement aimed at encouraging national unity?
MasterLogic on
It’s the same men from yesterday when they were being filmed being racist to their coloured neighbours in front of children.
It has nothing to do with them painting the flags on the walls and everything to do with them being pieces of shit.
AdRealistic4984 on
At least they gave the Browshirts a hot meal after their marches, these wankers are unpicking the threads of civil society for free.
Anyone who is at all fond of the flag should be furious at its desecration, St George’s cross will be political poison for years now
Ill_Refrigerator_593 on
It’s a low bar to not film yourself shouting racist abuse at people while painting crosses on private property & then posting it on social media.
No doubt the usual lot will be calling them political prisoners & martyrs before too long.
Sensitive_Echo5058 on
The men were objectively racist and should be dealt with appropriately by the law.
Their flag painting skills are also evidently amateurish, at the level of a nursery child.
That said, they’re not racist for having any associations with the national flag but because of their behaviour – it sets a dangerous precedent to link the flag with racism, and we’ll end up in a situation where more people feel disenfranchised as a result of this emerging social narrative.
From my perspective, the flag doesn’t belong to a single individual or group and has unifying properties. If we imbibe this spirit, then it will weaken the small subset of individuals who cause trouble.
It would be a great shame if people stopped displaying the flag just because of a minority of mindless thugs.
CurtisInCamden on
The the usual attempt by the rich & powerful to blow up isolated incidents and paint tens of thousands of peaceful legitimate protesters as obscene racists. Mass-immigration benefits the rich and hurts the poor, so anyone protesting its effects: ever-rising rent / housing costs, decreased pay / worker rights, breaking of community spirit, increased consumer base & consumerism, must be a knuckle-dragging racist and ignored. Just look at this one video as proof, ignore referendum results and all the thousands of peaceful protestors!
Snaidheadair on
I mean they are clearly a thick bunch, posting incriminating evidence of you and your mates is always a dumb move. No one to blame but themselves.
Salt-Evidence-6834 on
It’s a good job it’s an easy image to paint. They’d struggle with anything with more than 2 lines.
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“Essex Police launched an investigation following multiple reports from the public over a video circulating on social media showing multiple individuals applying paint to the outside of properties in Whitmore Way
The video contains two men who appear to be painting a St George’s cross on the buildings.
Officers are also investigating reports of criminal damage.
At one stage in the video, alleged racist abuse is directed at a woman in a headscarf who is passing by alongside some children..”
Sort your title out mate. Should be racists abusing passers by arrested for racist abuse
edit: I just seen the video, absolute gutter scum, arrested is the right course of action.
I’m honestly not all that surprised that this has happened.
But I thought it was supposed to be a peaceful movement aimed at encouraging national unity?
It’s the same men from yesterday when they were being filmed being racist to their coloured neighbours in front of children.
It has nothing to do with them painting the flags on the walls and everything to do with them being pieces of shit.
At least they gave the Browshirts a hot meal after their marches, these wankers are unpicking the threads of civil society for free.
Anyone who is at all fond of the flag should be furious at its desecration, St George’s cross will be political poison for years now
It’s a low bar to not film yourself shouting racist abuse at people while painting crosses on private property & then posting it on social media.
No doubt the usual lot will be calling them political prisoners & martyrs before too long.
The men were objectively racist and should be dealt with appropriately by the law.
Their flag painting skills are also evidently amateurish, at the level of a nursery child.
That said, they’re not racist for having any associations with the national flag but because of their behaviour – it sets a dangerous precedent to link the flag with racism, and we’ll end up in a situation where more people feel disenfranchised as a result of this emerging social narrative.
From my perspective, the flag doesn’t belong to a single individual or group and has unifying properties. If we imbibe this spirit, then it will weaken the small subset of individuals who cause trouble.
It would be a great shame if people stopped displaying the flag just because of a minority of mindless thugs.
The the usual attempt by the rich & powerful to blow up isolated incidents and paint tens of thousands of peaceful legitimate protesters as obscene racists. Mass-immigration benefits the rich and hurts the poor, so anyone protesting its effects: ever-rising rent / housing costs, decreased pay / worker rights, breaking of community spirit, increased consumer base & consumerism, must be a knuckle-dragging racist and ignored. Just look at this one video as proof, ignore referendum results and all the thousands of peaceful protestors!
I mean they are clearly a thick bunch, posting incriminating evidence of you and your mates is always a dumb move. No one to blame but themselves.
It’s a good job it’s an easy image to paint. They’d struggle with anything with more than 2 lines.