Some years ago I defended a man charged with violent disorder. He was a counter-protester to a march by the far-right, which had turned violent.
Throughout the trial, the officer in charge of the investigation referred to the far-right group as “anti-immigration protesters”.
Throughout the trial, the officer in charge of the investigation referred to the far-right group as “anti-immigration protesters”.
The ‘anti-immigration protesters’ racially abusing a British woman in front of her daughter.
The ‘anti-immigration protesters’ shouting “sieg heil” and throwing nazi salutes.
The ‘anti-immigration protesters’ spraying swastikas on public buildings.
The ‘anti-immigration protesters’ shouting “sieg heil” and throwing nazi salutes.
The ‘anti-immigration protesters’ spraying swastikas on public buildings.
And - my personal favourite - the ‘anti-immigration protesters’ standing shoulder to shoulder with thugs who had come over from their native Poland, especially for the riot.
What heartened me then is that the jury found it so farcical that by the end of the trial they had started to laugh every time the officer said ‘anti-immigration protester’. They weren’t buying the euphemism.
It heartens me still. Call these mobs protesters, if you like. The sensible public aren’t buying the euphemism.
They know they’re just nazis.
They know they’re just nazis.
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