Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
I’m conflicted on this one.

The gathering was illegal for starters so by the letter of the law everyone should’ve been cautioned.

The Met Police then fell into a carefully placed trap by handling it so badly but this is no surprise.

Cressida D I c k the commissioner is so clearly way out of her depth in that job, another box ticking exercise giving it to her in the first place.

The woman pushed out in front of the cameras to explain the debacle whilst she hid under her desk was utterly inept. She was so bad that she had to read off a crib sheet!

I think that this poor girls murder was just an excuse for many who were there last night, I’d wager plenty that a lot of the crowd, especially the one’s at the front, are the professional protester type.

The ginger haired girl who was on the ground has taken to social media to announce another gathering in Parliament Square.......this is illegal and she should be arrested and charged.

My final point is about the whole mass gathering and collective grief mentality gripping our snowflake generation.

Did anyone even think to ask the girls parents whether they wanted this gathering?

If it were my daughter I would most certainly not want it and I’d say this strongly in the media if it were being mooted.

This lot are just grief stealers, they love wallowing in other people’s misery.

2000 people standing holding candles won’t mean a jot to the psychopath planning to r a p e or murder a woman, do these people not understand that killers and rap I s t s don’t function in the empathy part of the brain.......stuff like this doesn’t make them stop and think.

The girls death is a heinous crime committed by a psychopathic, narcissistic monster of this there’s no doubt.

I said to my wife about how angry this crime made me feel and how sad I felt for the family BUT........grief is for those who knew and loved her, not for those grief stealers and the people looking for a cause celebre who attended last night!
How right you are. Living in Leicester we get the East Midland News and they showed images of the vigil in the centre of Nottingham. What a difference! Took place during daytime hours so no flashing lights, crowds gathered in the main square stood in silence and socially distanced. I don't know if I was unobservant but I don't think that I saw a ploliceman. There was no need. Yes, it was an illegal
gathering but obviously the police were allowed to use their discretion because of the crowds' behaviour. Compare that to he scenes in London. It was a disgrace, and I'm not referring to the police!