No, I wasn't. If it wasn't clear why not clarify before posting?
It's important to you because it distracts from the bien pensant Utopia that some find it comforting to believe exists.
Three children have been killed and several others injured but...but...but look...extreme right wing protesters. Concentrate on them instead. Untold numbers of young girls groomed and raped...but...but...Tommy Robinson.
When there is no available bogey man to act as a distraction then there's always don't look back in anger.
It's like the three card trick.

It wasn’t me who diverted the thread and I have already acknowledged it ought to have its own but, for the moment at least, this is where the riots are being discussed.

If you don’t want to acknowledge the points I made and therefore to avoid the implications fine. That’s your choice. They won’t go away though.

They won't go away because their perpetuation continues to be a distraction.
Start a different thread if this is the component you want to concentrate on.

As I see literally no posts, even from you, about the original subject, why don’t you ask for the title to be changed on this and then start a new one yourself.

It’s you doing the diverting in order to avoid the really important points.

There have been several events today that I believe need to be discussed, but don’t seem to have been.

Firstly, there were some counter protesters among those sentenced today. The Judge told them that it didn’t matter what their cause was, what the colour of their skin was or what their religion was, if they used violence they would be punished. He also said that sentencing contained two elements. Punishment and deterrence.

So much for two tier justice!

Secondly, the first sentences were given today for online incitement, with the Judge warning that anyone doing so was as legally culpable as those committing the rioting. These were very local to the events, obvious and easy to prove. The big fish have not yet been charged and will doubtless prove a much harder challenge. Especially if they use false identities, live abroad or the platforms refuse to cooperate or, even, involve the owner of the platform. Whilst I have not seen anything here that comes close to being comparable it ought to serve as a warning. There are some hotheads around! Whilst direct incitement is obvious, indirect incitement via defence of illegal activity and identification of types of potential targets may not be.

Thirdly, and probably most importantly my wife has returned home this evening from work with the news that all the international staff at the hospital have been warned by the Trust not to go into Truro city centre tomorrow as there are rumours of intended trouble.

What a situation! Hard working, much needed and appreciated people being warned not to enter their local shopping and recreation area because of the fear of them being targeted because they weren’t born here. Most are highly skilled professionals who are in demand from many other countries, where they can often enjoy higher wages and a better lifestyle. Recruiting and retaining them is hard enough but this will make it even harder. Some are already talking of leaving. No doubt some here would welcome that, but I doubt they would welcome even longer waiting lists in a few months time. For that will be the result.

I wonder if we will ever see the headline “Yobs destroy the NHS”? But we should.

On top is the impact on tourism and local businesses. I have already seen people questioning whether it’s safe to travel.

Yet some still say this is just legitimate protesting. It’s not. It’s disgusting, mindless yobbery.