The United Kingdom was thrown into chaos when a man of Rwandan descent stabbed several children to death in a northern English city. Since then, there have been protests throughout the country, including in the capital and Northern Ireland.
The protests were immediately condemned as far-right riots, but in my view, their scale indicates that this is a broader phenomenon. This is true even though there are undoubtedly many far-right individuals involved.
The fact remains that no sane person condones the stabbing of children. And it’s not just about the outrage caused by the actions of one second-generation immigrant, but about the long-standing immigration-related issues that have been seen in Britain.
The most well-known of these in Finland are probably the Telford and Rotherham rape rings, which were primarily run by people of Pakistani descent and had over a thousand victims, most of whom were young working-class British girls. During this time, authorities failed to treat sexual violence with the seriousness it required because they feared being labeled as racist.
This same problem apparently still plagues the authorities of the island nation, who have deployed police forces against the protesters. And the journalists, who instead of reporting objectively, have focused on questioning the motives of angry Britons.
This is why it is necessary to ask the people of Britain and the world—especially those who see far-right extremism and racism everywhere—why they consider violent protests acceptable in the case of George Floyd, but not in response to the child murders that have shocked the United Kingdom?
Previous thoughts on the same topic:
The stabbing of the 12-year-old led to political revelry among the left in Finland
A white family does not represent real Londoners
The arrival of caliphate citizens must be prevented
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