Stephen Lennon, a founder member of the English Defence LeagueThe founder of the far-right English Defence League, Stephen Lennon, today pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer during violent clashes on Armistice Day. Lennon, 27, of Layham Drive, Luton, was arrested in Kensington, west London, after clashing with police and members of Muslims Against Crusades – a small extremist Islamic group.
Five others associated with the EDL and two members of MAC were also arrested for public order offences.
Lennon, who formed the EDL in Luton last year, pleaded not guilty during a brief hearing today at West London Magistrates Court to assaulting a police officer. He was granted unconditional bail and a trial date was set of 12 January.
Guardian
I heard his mum sent a note saying he was innocent.
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ReplyDeleteAddressing about 30 EDL followers who had gathered outside the court Mr Lennon, of Layham Drive, said: "I'm morally innocent.
"I would do it again tomorrow, we will do it again, whenever we see them disrespecting our troops."
Let's get this right, racist thug Yaxley Lennon would beat the shit out of any copper whoo just happens to stand in the way of his Islamic Extremist enemies.
And he is hoping not to be jailed.
http://english.aljazeera.net/photo_galleries/europe/2010112275625847519.html
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Just read soemthing poingant on When Saturday Comes.
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Posted 22-11-2010 20:43
I am, consistently, astonished by the initial support for, and then the "shrug of the shoulders" reaction to, groups like the EDL in these parts. They are very, very, popular - or if not popular, not in any way rejected. They sell hoodie tops with EDL logos on, for fuck's sake, and lots of young lads wear them quite openly. Believe me, walk into a pub in Lancashire (as I do, often) and suggest anything like "surely we should be against this kind of thing", and everyone at the bar, to a man and woman, comes back with "well obviously we wouldn't approve of any violence, but, you know, these Muslims ..."
...and at that point you know you might as well give up.
This is almost certainly how Germany slowly but surely accepted the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, isn't it? I hope I'm not being dramatic, but I'm afraid we're on the verge of something very similar".
Millwall fans are back up to their old hardcore neo-Nazi tricks on a pro-EDL thread about Preston, on the Millwall Vital Football site:
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Posted 22/11/2010 10:45
#661837 - in reply to #661606
Subject: Re: This EDL Preston thing
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"It's widely acknowledged it was ridiculous to intern Moseley during the second world war, and neither was he interned for the duration. He was not a Nazi, not a traitor, fought bravely
in world war 1, and thereafter fought for the working man".
No wander Alf Garnett supported Millwall.
Another appaulingly EDL racist post from the Millwall Vital Football website this time defending the Apartheid regime in South Africa:
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Posted 22/11/2010 12:50
#661963 - in reply to #661956
Subject: Re: This EDL Preston thing
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"I actually thought Aparthied was a good idea, can't see what all the fuss was about tbh".
http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=56034&start=51#ixzz163n07JvT
I have had enough of football. So many fans are BNP and NF supporters, it's unbelievable. If they could get away with it, they would still use monkey chants.
I just can't believe the racism that is spouted on the supposedly moderated Millwall Forum: -
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Posted 22/11/2010 13:54
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Subject: Re: This EDL Preston thing
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"Good point well put paps ...this is exactly why a lot of people think mandela is a fucking twat.
You dont get 22 years for fuck all...what was his crime ? planting bombs? a terrorist then...no different than those raghead or irish wankers.
dont give me the "one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter" bollocks either.
http://www.millwall.vitalfootball.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=56034&start=76#ixzz163qPStmj
Kick It Out should have a serious chat with Millwall FC.
Is Vital Football an American Website or a British website? It's about time Plod took an interest in arresting football racists who post online. It's not just YouTube racists who should be banged up.
ReplyDeleteIf it was up to me, I would lock up internet racists like these slandering Nelson Mandela for ten years each.
Fuck free speech! It's hate speech pure and simple!
millwall are as racist and as nazi as they have always been
ReplyDeleteits a wonder black players still want to play there
The reason Millwall forum is buzzing is because Millwall hooligans are plotting to attack anti-racists in Preston when the police aren't looking, supported by Burnley hooligans as Burnley doesn't kick off until 5.20.
ReplyDeleteThe authorities should arrest all known hooligans travelling to Preston, but if the Oldham Riots are anything to go by, they will do fuck all.
Like in Bolton, there are racists within the local force, bad eggs who became coppers to beat up darker skinned citizens and get away with it. Now neo-Nazis from within the football scene are doing their dirty work, and all racist coppers need to do is turn a blind eye.
The boasts from known Millwall hooligans on Millwall's "Vital Football" website remind me of the build-up to the Oldham Riots.
MI5 and Special Branch, along with the British Transport Police should monitor the Vital Football website, and use it for information, as stupidly, the fascist football hooligans of the English Defence League are making public their plans for Saturday.
Greater Manchester and Lancashire seems to have a serious problem with racist coppers. The Strphen Lawrence Enquiry sadly never reached as far north as Burnley and Preston.
ReplyDeleteAnybody remember that documentary the Secret Policeman, where recruots to the MCR force talked about throwing young Asian men under trains, murdering the citizens they should be protecting and coverimg it up as accidents, if they got the chance?
These filthy racist scumbags were never even charged, for fuck's sake!
And people wander why the Bolton Coppers allowed the EDL to chant racist abuse while beating up peaceful grannies in the anti-racist protest.
North Western Racist Cops = Think Alabama's Sherrif's Department.
Agreed! Millwall hooligans pose a serious terror risk in Preston with their retained far right-folowing.
ReplyDeleteMillwall are now far worse than Chelsea.
Let's get this right, racist thug Yaxley Lennon would beat the shit out of any copper whoo just happens to stand in the way of his Islamic Extremist enemies.
ReplyDeleteLennon's been getting stick lately over allegations that he profits from selling EDL merchandise.
He deliberately gets nicked and gives it the large one at demos purely to big himself up, get kudos among the EDL footsoldiers and to counter his internal enemies with, "I'm getting nicked for the Cause, what the fuck are you doing?"
This is the strange 'hooligan/criminal' dynamic within the EDL.
No wander Alf Garnett supported Millwall.
ReplyDeleteAlf was West Ham.
If you've got any info the cops, local authorities and media in Preston need to be aware of, then get of your ass and send it to them, sharpish. If the EDL are really planning a serious attack in Preston then the cops need to know about this NOW
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to post e-mail addresses on a forum that the EDL read but it's easy enough to find the relevant contact details on-line
"No wonder Alf Garnett supported Millwall.
ReplyDeleteAlf was West Ham."
Alf Garnett was in fact a fictional character and therefore never supported any team.
Yaxley-Lennon didn't found the EDL, Paul Ray did (what exactly do Guardian journos get paid for)
ReplyDeleteHe'll spread his vile lies and hatred fueled agenda within the prison system if they send him down. Plenty of new recruits inside for him to brainwash and play hero too, those who end up inside through protest dont get a hard time of it.
ReplyDeleteLennon's been getting stick lately over allegations that he profits from selling EDL merchandise.
ReplyDeleteHe deliberately gets nicked and gives it the large one at demos purely to big himself up, get kudos among the EDL footsoldiers and to counter his internal enemies with, "I'm getting nicked for the Cause, what the fuck are you doing?"
This is the strange 'hooligan/criminal' dynamic within the EDL.
I did wonder why someone clever enough to lead the EDL would do something so absolutely guranteed to get him arrested. This could be one reason.