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[National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) @PoliceChiefs]

Police chiefs have vowed continued action against offenders as investigations into the recent disorder and online organisers go into overdrive.

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

For clarity:
Inciting violence is NOT Free Speech
Hate Speech is NOT Free Speech
Sending false or threatening communications is NOT Free Speech

They are all crimes

Criticise, as much as you like, people for WHAT they DO, but not for WHO they ARE

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Around the world, the right to seek asylum continues to be threatened and attacked.

Let us be clear - no matter who you are, seeking asylum is a human right. Today, and every day.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

“The people doing this weren’t exercising some right to freedom of expression or lawful protest - rather they were exploiting the anguish of others either to further own twisted ideology or more likely as an excuse for vandalism, intimidation & violence”

[National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) @PoliceChiefs]

Number of arrests rises to 483 with 149 charged 🔒

Those who have taken part in violent disorder are continuing to face the consequences of their actions as police make further arrests and progress their investigations.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

There’s a lot of this performative stupidity on display at present.

People who plead *guilty* to violent disorder at their first appearance can be sentenced quickly.

People who have *not been convicted* cannot be sentenced. For anything. Because they are still not guilty.

[Metropolitan Police @metpoliceuk]

"To anyone thinking about joining future violent actions - you will be captured on camera, you will be arrested and you will end up in prison."

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley's warning to those intent on committing further disorder on the streets of London.

[LSFL Business and Financial Journalism @BzFinJournalism]

The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots by @BBC: https://t.co/ZMfpSIpRpN
#UK #Riots #Media #Disinformation

[LSFL Business and Financial Journalism @BzFinJournalism]

“We need to make civilised dialogue, warm everyday encounters, a genuine desire to create understanding and disagreeing respectfully the norm and find ways to end clickbait, disinformation and shock jock “journalism”.”
- Sayeeda Warsi

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Thousands of counter-protesters hit streets across England

Hope NOT hate❤️

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Threats to legal professionals will be met with swift justice.

[The Law Society @TheLawSociety]

“A direct assault on our legal profession is a direct assault on our democratic values and we are supporting our members who are being targeted.”

Law Society president Nick Emmerson tells @guardian about our concerns regarding the safety of lawyers.

https://t.co/BmcEYieZXN

[Crown Prosecution Service @CPSUK]

Jordan Parlour, 28, from Leeds, has pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour to stir up racial hatred after he posted on Facebook about attacking a hotel where asylum seekers were housed.

Read how we prosecuted this case ➡️ https://t.co/cYKfUe3ZoV

[Home Office @ukhomeoffice]

Put simply: If you engage in violent protests, you will face the full force of the law.

[Crown Prosecution Service @CPSUK]

This disorder has had a terrible impact of on communities: people barricaded in properties, businesses destroyed and police officers facing violence while trying to keep people safe.

The work of the criminal justice system will continue in overdrive over the coming days.

[Adam Wagner KC @AdamWagner1]

Really worrying to hear that the far right are targeting immigration lawyers, including up the road to where I live.

Ultimately, the criminal responsibility for people who riot is the people who are burning and smashing things - and those who directly encourage them, whether at the relevant location or online.

But there does have to be some consideration of why they have quickly decided to target immigration lawyers.

Lawyers represent their clients, like any other service job. They are not responsible for the political choices which appear to have angered some people.

It is undoubtedly the case that in recent years the right, including senior members of the government, have relentlessly attacked lawyers - especially in the immigration sector - and blamed them for political issues which we have no responsibility for.

Boris Johnson did it ("lefty lawyers") and Rishi Sunak kept it up, and people in high positions such as Suella Braverman (former Home Secretary and Attorney General) did it too, and still do it.

There was always going to be a cost to this personification of anti-immigration anger. It was a calculated choice to spread blame away from the politicians (who ultimately have responsibility for immigration policy).

And it cannot be unconnected that after attacking police and mosques, the far right move on to immigration lawyers.

I don't think the (mostly former) politicians have criminal responsibility, but they certainly have moral responsibility.

And I hope that this doesn't escalate as lawyers have so often feared in recent years.

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

'Our traditional media and mainstream politicians are responsible for creating the conditions for this violence to occur.'

🗣️ Our CEO @shabnabegum discusses the racist rioting happening across the UK on @AJEnglish 👇

[Legal Action Group @LegalActionGrp]

Our thoughts are with our immigration colleagues who we understand are being targeted in the riots. We have been told that police have advised some offices to close.

If anyone needs any books or access to the magazine please let LAG know & we will provide it free.

Stay safe x

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

'This is not a question about integration or immigration. This is a question about the kind of racism that has been allowed to foster and permeate society due to the actions and narratives and policies of mainstream politicians and mainstream media.'

🗣️ Our @shabnabegum on @LBC

[The Law Society @TheLawSociety]

“I have written to the prime minister today asking that the threats against the legal profession are treated with the utmost seriousness."

Law Society president Nick Emmerson speaks to @thetimes (£) about coordinated attacks against lawyers and firms.

https://t.co/CrKSraENFL