BREAKING: Avon and Somerset Police launch criminal investigation into sets by Kneecap and Bob Vylan at Glastonbury. “We have received a large amount of contact…from people across the world” they say, and “There is absolutely no place in society for hate.”
This saga is utterly insane! Tell that to the Netanyahu and the IDF!
...because the govt told it to, the Israeli embassy having told the govt to.
I really don't care about the IDFs opinions on our concerts
A police force increasingly politicised by government. Just to be clear, I am a UK national and resident and am not remotely offended by statements by artists on a Glastonbury stage. I am, however, offended by statements by Israeli, British and US politicians in support of genocide.
Yet Israel wholesales hate daily. The rank hypocrisy is out in the open and we all see it
I have never heard of Bob Vylan before 3 hours ago. Now I know who he is AND have listened to his music. This "scandal" is boosting his reach massively on an international scale. With the US waddling in to comment, it is now an international story. This is the type of advertisement money can't buy.
It's a "they". Bob Vylan is the band. They just so happen to be called Bob Vylan and Bobby Vylan
Not why he'll have done it btw. Some people are less cynical than that and simply hold beliefs they stand by.
It's not my cup of tea, and Kneecap neither, but... * Sighs. Buys vinyl *
Meanwhile, real crimes have taken place #FreePalestine #genocide www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And the thousands who agreed and chanting too!. Gosh they're gonna be busy plods in Somerset. Meanwhile, real criminals know there are less active duty officers so they'll have a field day (pun intended) utter joke our police are becoming & no longer acting independently from the government
That's not "an investigation" it's responding to a mob. They have the footage. They know what was said. It's either legal or it's not and the opinions of international keyboard warriors are irrelevant.
I think calling out the genocidal Israeli regime and its IDF killing machine is the least these young people can do.. It is not an attack on Israeli citizens , it's a verbal attack on murderous individuals committing war crimes and genocide. Let's be more shocked by that
From around the world? You mean Israel...🙄
Bit rich
Sounds like a lot of fake outrage from people not at the event and haven't seen it broadcast live.Why would any UK police force even consider complaints from outside of the country for any other topic? Its the bbc hating, right wing, far right, Muslim hater wet dream this. Stop peddling BS outrage
Yet there is for genocide, and for the UK aiding genocide. If only UK society could work up as much ager for that as they do for artistic expression. What an utterly, utterly fucked up world we live in.
Which police force do I contact for the UK government aiding a genocide and war crimes that the perpetrators are openly admitting they are carrying out?
Call Somerset and swamp the CID?
Holborn & St Pancras, I believe
I think that by 'people from across the world they mean isrealis, ah and also free free Palestine.
Good to hear they've caught all the murderers, robbers and rapists in the region so that they can spend their time worrying about war criminals' hurt feelings
I didn’t realise I could complain about another country’s tv broadcasts and their police would investigate it, of course they wouldn’t, only we would do this 🙄
...'World wide' AKA a genocidal State
Soldiers in the same world as Paul’s and his colleagues’ are literally using people on the brink of starvation for target practice. You wouldn’t fucking know it though.
Nice to that the police hold the opinions of foreigners more important than people who actually live here.
But Rod Stewart being a racist misogynist is fine 🤷♂️
Of course. White English Male.
I also forgot to add ‘tax dodging’
And criminal hairdo.
And criminal records.
So which UK Police force is going to investigate the actions and statements made by Israeli politicians?
bsky.app/profile/thex...
If it's worldwide, then it should be a job for the World Police.
Fuck yeah
I see Labour have fully fixed policing and they now have time and money to spare
What about a place in our society for genocide? There seems lots of support for it by our politicians. There have been protests from people across the world against the mass slaughter of the Palestinian people yet no one in authority seems willing to challenge Israel. Why?
Down with this sort of thing
So, Avon & Somerset Police, I hate The Archers, Strictly Come Dancing, Jeremy Clarkson and Stacey Dooley. What are you going to do about it?
While an active genocide is taking place.
evidence please
ta!
Absolutely disgusting, the killing of women and children is acceptable, But calling them out isn’t?
Anyway this is clearly not a question of hate, it’s a question of the most basic of human rights.
Absolute clownshoes.
When did music festivals stop being political venting arenas?
How about the police investigate the war criminal, genocide enablers, running/trashing the fkn country!
"No place in society for hate" is an interesting stance. What's next? A police investigation into Liverpool fans for hating Everton fans?
I think that's what Bob Vylan was trying to say
Avon and Somerset Police would well to direct that comment towards the Israeli government and Hamas. 55,000 innocent lives lost...for what? So a disgusting individual evades jail time. Under the standard definition of terrorism both parties are guilty.
Just because a particular state supplies uniforms to it's citizens, it does not exclude them from being terrorists like the people they call terrorists. Who defines what terrorism is who defines the terrorists? People need to think about this before answering.
So, am I right in thinking that if a man kills a child and/or a woman a someone says the perpetrator should die or 'hangings too good for em' then that someone gets arrested? Another conundrum; Is it acceptable to say 'death to Hamas'? Killing 55,000 innocent people is WRONG. Period.
But we're not allowed to say that there is a zionist lobby. Bah
You're not allowed to say anything negative about Israel. Period.
"Unless perpetrated by governments and certain people who we love to have on TV".
This is utterly ridiculous.
Elderly Mary in Somerset living alone and has had a breakin but no Police resource available to get there.. because Jacob in Tel Aviv called to say he was upset at chanting at a concert.. mind you same Jacob couldn't give a shit about .. genocide
(nb No sign of an Antisemitism Charge because it won't fly)
Or any other hate speech charge that I can see.
Zionists gonna zionist. #StopTheGenocide
Except trumps white house
What are they investigating exactly? Everyone must respect 🙏 each other. That's the only option!
Probably get a slap on the wrist and a wicker hamper filled with balaclavas and attention seeking disorder pills. #terrorists
ACAB
Ok... so act then! www.theguardian.com/world/articl... www.trtworld.com/middle-east/... apnews.com/article/isra... www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1...
‘People across the world’ - translation -‘people from Israel’.
Across the world ? The police are given funds to investigate something a person abroad didn’t like, but British disabled people aren’t supported to be independent? Hate is an interesting concept here.
I think the media should take a priority call www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Too right the perpetrators of war crimes and genocide deserve respect too!
Utter waste of police time.
So we have people from outside our country telling our police who to investigate now? I have no time for any of them .. they’re vile .. Google ‘ knee cap’ ? in an Irish context .. but surely we don’t need foreigners to tell us ? we have enough busy bodies of our own. !
And here I am a 65 yr old American granny dumping my Rod Stewart and picking up Kneecap and Bob Vylan wtf happened to humanity
