There can’t have been a MSM source on Sunday that didn’t trumpet the headline.
60 Blimey, it must have really been kicking off. It’s only a bit further down you read
Later in the evening 44 people on a coach taking EDL supporters away were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
So 44 out of the 60 were actually on a bus at the time, as Chief Wiggum would say
“That’s some fancy police work Lou!”
The BBC at least this time attempts to fill in some gaps, although the story is now a minor headline in the News/England/London section. (emphasis mine)
The coach was carrying 44 EDL members when it stopped in Mile End Road, Tower Hamlets.
About 100 Asian teenagers* then pelted it with bricks and stones, according to a BBC reporter at the scene.
Police arrested all 44 EDL supporters, who were travelling from a protest in Aldgate earlier on Saturday. A double decker bus was used to evacuate them.
Face/Palm
Want to see a video of the attack, it’s pretty clear, I expect they’ll be able to make some arrests now as they couldn’t at the time.
Youths Attack Coach Carrying EDL Supporters
A massive tip of the hat to Goodnight Vienna at Calling England
*This is very unusual for the BBC. I expect it to be changed later either to just ‘teenagers’ or the more usual ‘youths’
Good God, it's all so depressing. Were the EDL'ers then charged with maliciously not wearing seat belts or something?
ReplyDeleteIt's our main story tonight. Is it anyone else's in the MSM?
ReplyDeletePardon?
Pardon?
Well The Daily Mail now has it as top story on their web page ( just like they had the one about all those nasty guns the EDL have)
ReplyDeleteYou'll never believe what the Left's next meme is going to be...
ReplyDeleteSo a bunch of kids throw stuff and trash a coach and its the people on the coach that get arrested for public order offences??
ReplyDeleteMr face, meet Mrs palm.
Mind you, gotta make up those arrest quotas per demo and what better to use than a group of people corralled in such a way. "Pre-kettled" if you will.
Can you actually arrest someone for their own safety, or maybe they got arrested for public order offences after refusing the "help" of the Police? Would be interesting to know the details of what went on on the bus between the Police and the EDL supporters.