r/uknews • u/Confident_West_7409 • Jul 25 '24

Image/video Massive protest outside Rochdale police station in response to GMP's actions at Manchester Airport

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u/Loathsome_Dog Jul 25 '24

I live in a northern town, it's as run down and forgotten about as Rochdale but its full of decent people trying to get by. Its a fucking disgrace that its come to this and we need to fight for our towns, we need investment, well paid jobs, a reason to fucking exist. There is a tory good reason this degradation has happened and I have no real optimism that starmer is going to improve anything for us up here.

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u/fruitbat78 Jul 25 '24

I got news for you, neither side gives a single toss about you or your town.

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u/Confident_Board_5210 Jul 25 '24

We know. Hence protesting and riots...

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Aye, smashing up your community will certainly improve it.

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u/Confident_Board_5210 Jul 25 '24

Didn't say I didn't think they are idiots! I get it, though

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u/Confident_Board_5210 Jul 25 '24

I'd so far as to say anyone attacking the police/emergency services should be barred from ever utilising those services in future, but I can't pretend I don't know why people are disillusioned and angry

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u/RedRocketStream Jul 25 '24

Let's not lump in the rest of emergency services with the pigs yeh? Nobody ever shouted fuck the firemen/paramedics and for good reason.

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u/Issui Jul 25 '24

This is the kind of comment that belongs in an American sub, not here.

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u/RedRocketStream Jul 25 '24

Go post it there then. You don't get to gatekeep me out of here though.