Fast-track justice would deter idiots from causing chaos

THE London Marathon was hijacked by mindless imbeciles who hurled red powder into the path of the elite men’s race in a puerile, attention-seeking stunt.

- Nick Freeman

Once again, our public spaces became a playground for idiots masquerading as activists, ignorant of both the cause they claim to represent and the consequences of their actions.

Their grievance? The UK’s support for Israel, which they claim is committing genocide. Yet how many of these “protesters” have even a basic grasp of the historical complexities of the Middle East?

How many understand that, of all the displaced peoples on earth, the Jews remain the only group never to have been restored to their ancestral homeland until 1948? How many appreciate the irony of their “righteous anger” being directed at the one democracy in the region where minorities, including Arabs, have voting rights, judicial protection and freedom of speech?

Of course, none of this matters. Reasoned debate and historical truth are collateral damage to their tantrums. Enough is enough. It is time for Britain to have a grown-up conversation about a deterrent. Time to confront the uncomfortable truth: we have gone soft. Disorder is met with indulgence, lawbreaking with excuses, and violence with therapy sessions