Keep Our Kids Safe

On June 7th, a Ballymena teenager was allegedly assaulted by two Romanian-speaking fourteen-year-olds, who were subsequently charged with attempted rape and denied bale. Rioting in Ballymena (Reuters gallery | youtube) beginning on the 9th spread to other locales in subsequent days, including Larne where the leisure centre was set alight on the third night (Guardian | youtube). More than 100 people from Ballymena were eventually arrested (Yahoo). Convictions of rioters – which police described as “race-motivated” and “hate-fuelled” – began on August 1st (PSNI); a 21-year-old man was sentenced to two years in jail earlier this month (Belfast Live). Two-thirds of the Roma population have left the town (Guardian).

These flyers are stuck onto a bus shelter on Crebilly Road, Ballymena. “We are not racist; we are concerned parents”, “Two-tier policing”, “Stop illegal and unvetted immigration”, “Stop mass migration”, “Keep our kids safe”.