Wikipedia wrote:
A group of vigilantes calling themselves "Muslim patrols" patrolled the streets in East London from 2013 to 2014. The individuals were young Sunni Muslim men, members of an organisation that called itself the "Shariah Project".[1] Early in 2013, videos of their activities, filmed by members of the patrol, were uploaded online:[2] these showed hooded members confronting passers-by and demanding that they behave in an Islamic way.[3] They targeted prostitutes, people drinking alcohol, couples who were holding hands, women whom they considered to be dressed immodestly, and harassed others whom they perceived as being gay.[4][5][6] Five men were arrested in January 2013 as part of an investigation into the gang.[7] In December 2013, three of them plead guilty to affray, and were subsequently given jail sentences.[8]
The Muslim East London Mosque community condemned the patrols as "utterly unacceptable" [9] In response to the 'Muslim Patrols', the far-right organisation Britain First has established 'Christian Patrols'.[10]
On the Christian Patrols,
Wikipedia wrote:
In 2016, after the group held "Christian patrols" in a primarily Muslim area of Luton, all major Christian denominations and organisations in the UK rejected Britain First and its ideology. The group was accused of "hi-jacking the name of Jesus Christ to justify hatred and spread fear".[68] That same year, a petition to the Home Office was launched urging a ban on the group.[69]
Well, that's good news. I was under the impression that these thugs were still causing problems.
13 Jun 2017, 2:59 pm
