More upstanding liberals doing what comes naturaly

[malicious_bloke]

A British National Party (BNP) member was attacked with a hammer when protesters arrived at a campaign event in Greater Manchester.

Violence broke out as 30 people surrounded a BNP vehicle outside the Ellesmere Pub in St Helens Road in Leigh on Friday evening.

Tony Ward, 48, was hit with a hammer and later treated in hospital.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, Greater Manchester Police said.

Officers arrived at the pub to discover the BNP's trailer had been overturned, said a police spokesman.

A traffic diversion was put in place on St Helen's Road, while the trailer was removed and the road was closed. It has since reopened.

One witness told BBC News: "They had hammers and they smacked the vehicle to pieces, smashed all the windows and tore off the bumper, completely decimated it.

"I was shocked at what I saw."

A BNP fundraising event had been due to take place at Pure nightclub in Leigh, but it was cancelled at the last minute.

Simon Darby, the party's deputy leader said: "This was a violent attack by a group of thugs in which one of our members was badly injured.

"But we will not be put off."

The BNP's Nick Griffin has been in the area to host the event, said Mr Darby.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7943556.stm

[Sandafluffoid]

I really wish I felt sorry for him, it would make me a better human being, but I just don't.

[mistermuncher]

A disgraceful attack, and to be utterly condemned.

Not a stick to beat all BNP opposition with, however.

[malicious_bloke]

Mar 14, 2009 8:45:45 GMT -5 mistermuncher said:

A disgraceful attack, and to be utterly condemned.

Not a stick to beat all BNP opposition with, however.

No, but if we all went round battering everyone we disagree with the country would fall apart.

I'd much rather the BNP, you know, didn't exist but while this country still has any pretense of maintaining freedom of speech and freedom of assembly for whoever wants to take it, it's something we have to put up with.

*freedom of speech is easy to uphold when you agree with what's being said*

[mistermuncher]

And I do put up with it, and far bloody worse, too.

[xaria]

shouldnt have happened but will i shed tears for him? no, he aint worth the moisture.

[Lady Renae]

Maybe this has to do with me being American, or maybe it's my Autism, but I fail to understand the application of the thread title here...

[schizophonic]

I'm not getting it, either.

[Sandafluffoid]

Thirded, its seems sort of both sarcastic and sadistically serious at the same time.

[Tiger]

Fourth'd, I saw the title and thought it was a fundie troll.

[ltfred]

Mar 14, 2009 8:49:33 GMT -5 malicious_bloke said:

Mar 14, 2009 8:45:45 GMT -5 mistermuncher said:

*freedom of speech is easy to uphold when you agree with what's being said*

Mafia dons do not have th freedom to say "hit Sammy". That's murder.

And I think that the title of the thread, while obviously snark, is also quite complimentary to liberals everywhere. It's a compliment to say that (perhaps violently if necessary) opposing violent fascists comes naturally to liberals.

[Shano]

It really would help if someone explained what BNP stands for and what provoked the attack.

[Lady Renae]

Mar 14, 2009 19:11:51 GMT -5 Tiger said:

Fourth'd, I saw the title and thought it was a fundie troll.

Me too. In fact, it's why I came in here. I figured it had to be either that or a story of victory, which would be awesome.

[ltfred]

Mar 14, 2009 21:16:55 GMT -5 Shano said:

It really would help if someone explained what BNP stands for and what provoked the attack.

The British National Party is a remake of Oswald Mosely's British fascists. Their most important policies are a total end to immigration, banning of most media including the BBC and the immedate deportation (or just the beating up of) anyone higher than they on the melanain count. It's the party of skinheads, in other words.

[dharmasatya]

No matter what the man's politics or past actions, he does not, I repeat NOT, deserve to be assaulted.

If he has done wrong, then let him be taken in front of the courts to answer for his actions, or inactions, as we do in civilized countries.

...I'm guessing, though, that as a politico he's probably not wanted for murder, but instead is so reviled for espousing stupid, hateful, idiotic ideas.

Well, no matter how much you hate what someone says, or their ideas, you don't get the right to attack them with hammers. You *CAN*, however, use your words like a grown up and speak out against his idiocy.