It's clear that Islam4UK is trying to get as much publicity as possible and has chosen the most provocative place for a march. The route that carries fallen British service personnel has been lined by both residents and visitors to Wooten Bassett many times, each time with dignity and respect. Islam4UK clearly wants to turn their march into a media circus and putting the name of Wooten Bassett into the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Peaceful protest is legal and we shouldn't ban a protest just because we don't like the protesters or what they are protesting about. As far a possible this march should be ignored, I doubt that the numbers involved will be more than a few dozen.
I suspect that the organisers would like nothing more than to be shouted at by people angry at their lack of respect, we should rise above it. If any of the protesters break the law they should be arrested. If they don't, as James Gray the local MP says, they should be ignored.
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Firstly I'd like to say that I completely agree with you; we shouldn't stop them from protesting what they believe in if they're doing it in a completely peaceful way.
Something I'm not sure on, hoping you can clear this up for me, from what I've read about march it seems to me that it was intended for Muslim people who have been killed in Afghanistan. What's wrong with that? There are plenty of Muslims living in Afghanistan who would never think of hurting someone over their beliefs and have been killed just because they live there (the wrong place at the wrong time, if you like)? Is Islam4UK doing the march for another reason? What's wrong with honouring victims of war at the same place as the people who've sadly died trying to defend them? If I am right then isn't the PM going a little far calling it 'disgusting'?
Hope you can clear this up for me!
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