BLM protests/ Riots.

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HomerJSimpson

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How is it connected a something that finished several hours before?

Initial reports indicated that was the case. Subsequently appears differently although knowing how popular the park is one has to question (and it is a huge surmisation on my part) whether it's feasible the people had attended and were simply enjoying a few drinks/socialising and were targeted for having been at the earlier rally. No doubt full details will emerge in the next few hours/days.
 

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Bad news coming out of Reading allegedly connected to a BLM meeting https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/r...gardens-emergency-services-including-18459832
Bad news certainly, but BLM connected? I think I'll take take the content of a Thames Valley police tweet at face value. " There is no indication that this incident is linked to the Black Lives Matter protest that took place in Reading today".

Sadly Homer, thats how disinformation/misinformation/fake news/lies spreads. One person hears something and just passes it on. Then someone else ...
 

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Not sure why I can't quote what you have just posted, but you are wrong, no one deleted any of my posts, thankfully or otherwise. - Mods, if I am wrong, please correct me.
 

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Can we please stop calling other members out as racists / stop claiming they have been called racist, it’s not helpful and detracts from the issues.

As for Homers post , to be fair the bbc initially said that the incident took place following a BLM protest, this was later retracted and TVP have since confirmed that the incident was not related to the BLM protest in any way.

So allegations of misinformation are wide of the Mark, he was relaying what was being reported at the time.

Is that it for now?
 

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Homers post clearly states “connected” to BLM Meeting, the BBC, and you above, have said “following” the BLM protest, 2 entirely different meanings.

Now you really are splitting hairs

The initial report indicated a link between the two, that’s what he was relaying, it was later found to not be the case.

I am not going to sanction anyone for merely reporting what the major news carriers were reporting.

Now go suck some more lemons ?
 

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I read the bbc link when he put it up, at that time it clearly stated that “following a BLM protest”.......

When the bbc learnt that there wasn’t a link they edited the content to remove it

I can’t be any clearer than that


We ask people to report posts that break forum rules, ...............
 

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It looks as if several of you need to go back to bed and then get out on the right side!

Reading attacker is Lybian according to the TVP, they first said terrorist but have retracted. BLM claim it was not related to their activities.

Time will tell. My sympathy is with the unfortunate people caught up in it.

I'll let you get back to the bickering which seems to have replaced debate on this thread.
 
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