Locals in Leeds 'upset' as Harehills riot is spun on social media 'into something it wasn't'
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Published 2024-07-20
Leeds residents are unhappy with the Harehills riot being used to paint a negative picture of their "vibrant, multicultural city", says local journalist Peg Alexander.
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All Comments (21)
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Why does it sound like she's making excuses for what happened?
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She sounds exactly like someone who voted for these results.
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What B.S. trying to gloss over what happened here.
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As a Leeds resident all my life I can confirm Harehills is and has been a horrendous place for many years
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But it wasn't people from 'outside' according to information from the 'Roma community'.
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Negative picture? The cameras helped us to see the multiculturalism for what it is!
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Errrmm, we can all see exactly what it was. Video doesn't lie. Their local councillor already tried to spin it as 'far right from outside' but in the next breath acknowledged that they were all just fed up because they're victims of the government.
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Why does this feel like more than a ātiny minorityā?
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How are they deprived? Even in the wokest areas of the US, you don't get full free housing, full free healthcare, and endless subsidies.
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The beauty of citizen journalists is we can now watch things as they happen instead of being told what happened by people who have a vested interest in stretching the truth! She wants us to believe this is a peaceful neighbourhood but we know what we saw.
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Stop ur lies about 100s people calming it down ,
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As a Leeds resident I would say the media and local politicians were trying to play it down from what it actually was! The videos on social media don't lie!
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The excuses sheās making for these people is unbelievable,we were never asked,
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Don't believe your lying eyes
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Fortunately our eye's don't lie
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The far right will be blamed for this
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How many have been arrested and deported?
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The AREA IS 50% Muslimā¦.. No one was saying Leeds is 50% Muslim!
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Very cumbyar last night. The Counciler of the Green party had his war cry two months back on TV. Got what they asked for two nights back . Just in britain š¬š§ not in Gaza ? š®
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Maybe they wouldn't need so much more money if they stop breaking things? Just a thought.
