Letting the police know who’s the boss.
“Ramadan chaos in Coventry Road as police attacked and chased during crackdown on illegal traders,” BirminghamLive, April 16, 2023
Angry chants, pig noises and blaring car horns echoed down Coventry Road as police were chased away trying to speak to pop-up market traders. On what was supposed to be a night of community engagement in Ramadan, crowds turned on officials responding to concerns about anti-social behaviour on the Small Heath-based road.
West Midlands Police officers, Trading Standards, Environmental Health and Licensing teams led a joint operation on the busy road to address complaints of alleged illegal vendors. The action came following a mass of complaints from residents, who claimed Ramadan turned into ’30 days of hell’ on Coventry Road.
Nearby businesses, imams and MPs have previously shared their worries about increased traffic congestion, anti-social behaviour, littering and alleged illegal street vendors making life difficult for local residents.
In response to complaints, WMP announced they would visit the nightly markets to engage with street vendors and take action if necessary. But the first night ended in chaos as angry crowds shouted, swore and shoved officers. The operation had to be abandoned after just an hour and a half.
In dramatic video, captured by BirminghamLive, crowds of people can be seen circling officials who were trying to speak to street vendors. Angry chants of ‘get out of here’ and ‘we don’t want you’ were shouted, as WMP and Trading Standards were pushed and swore at. Crowned were even heard making “oink” noises around WMP officers.
One official claimed someone in the crowd kicked him. Smartphones were in the air as bustling crowds tried to capture footage of the operation, some amused by the chaos with others questioning what was happening….
Although the operation was meant to last until ‘early hours of Sunday’, officials had to flee into Morrison’s Car Park after crowds became too hostile. Crowds cheered as officials jumped into cars and drove away, but not before kicking vehicles as they exited the car park….
When asked if they wanted to shut the markets down, Tony Quigley, head of services for Birmingham Trading Standards, responded: “It’s not about that, the local community are saying it is just getting too much now.
“We get it is a holy month and that people want to enjoy themselves, but it doesn’t stop the fact that people are operating illegally. The goal today is to engage with street traders, explain what the issues are find out if they are operating illegally.”
Officers’ announcement stated the visits would ‘continue at other times up to and including Chand Raat-the night before Eid, which this year will be either 21 or 22 April.’ It is unknown if the operation will continue after last night….
tim gallagher says
This happens way too often with Muslim mobs. It must be about showing the police and other authorities who is in charge. It is the same in all those no-go Muslim zones in western societies. It is surely mainly that Muslims have a contempt for western, non-Muslim laws and societies. islam is totally incompatible with the values of western societies. The mistake is, unlike the Hungarians and others, our societies are foolish enough to let Muslims in.
Wellington says
+1. Yes, between Islam and Western Civilization there is a great divide. The one is full of faults but still offers mankind much hope. The other offers mankind no hope whatsoever and is a massive fault in its entirety.
tim gallagher says
Totally agree, Wellington. Western civilisation has been a great positive for humanity in so many ways whereas islam has been nothing but a blight on the human race and has dragged so many people back into the dark ages in terms of social mores and destroyed non-Muslim civilisations in so many countries during its horrendous 1400 years of murderous violence and mayhem. It will be a terrible loss if western civilsation does fall apart and it seems to be under plenty of pressure these days from all sorts of bullshit such as cancel culture, critical race theory, gender fluidity and other nonsense.
Muriel Frances Altiparmakyan says
Absolutely Correct and I have for seen this for years . I have lived in a Muslim country as well and experienced the deep hate and will to conquer the Christian Society.. The western world has already been invaded and we see Muslim Mayors, Muslim politicians . IT is called the creeping sickness and when we are overcome we will be stricken in the neck, . Yes it took 1400 years but they will succeed if not stopped soon.
gravenimage says
Great exchange, Tim and Wellington.
tim gallagher says
Thanks, gravenimage. Many western societies do seem dangerously divided these days. There seem to be groups that hate one another with a bit too much ferocity and there’s too much fighting and brawling.
David M says
The police in Britain pandering to the Muslims as they are doing now will only embolden the Muslims. The more they pander to the Muslims the more the Muslims will push back against them. Muslims only understand & respect force.
Walter Sieruk says
Such religious Ramadan chaos of those Muslim men viciously attacking and then chasing after police officers with malice expose that Islam is really an ungodly religion.
For as the Bible informs its reader “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities . For there is no authority expect from God , and the authorities that exist are appointed by God . Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinances of God…” Romans 13:1,2. [N.K.J.V.]
John Allan says
? noises!
From the Mussies!
That would CERTAINLY be appropriate!
AND it fits in with their religion!
Jayell1 says
There was a nice clip up o the internet of a muslim demo in London several years ago when an organised mob of these islamic thugs (in their pyjamas) was shown bearing down on the Met police who were supposed to be ‘keeping order’ but turned tail and ran away from them down the street (I think it might have been the Strand). This is, of course, the same Met Police that stood by and did nothing as monuments were trashed in later events and who are now under special Government measures with 10% of their workforce allegedly seconded to rooting out the corrupt trash in their ranks (and not doing the job they’re paid to do). It’s no wonder really, considering the obnoxious piece of corrupt trash that found its way into the Mayor’s office in City Hall.
James Templar says
The very same thing happens in Manchester every year.
‘The Manchester Evening News’ goes to great lengths to cover it up.
gravenimage says
UK: Muslims attack and chase police during ‘night of community engagement’ in Ramadan
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Well, that was certainly “community engagement”, all right–but not exactly what the credulous Infidels were hoping for.
David Everitt says
It`s a good time now to invest in Water Cannons, I´m sure the one´s Boris bought for London and disposed of by Alli Barba should be available some where unless the French have snapped them up.
Alena says
Like the idea. It would wet the dishes that are prepared to gorged upon by the oink sound producers. And surely the fasting would be extended for double rewards by allah.
Hank says
“The action came following a mass of complaints from residents, who claimed Ramadan turned into ’30 days of hell’ on Coventry Road.”
Lets hope that those residents are the same Leftist-Green-alphabet crowd constituencies that voted/vote people into office who aid the illegal Muslim migration import and make it difficult to expel it.