Caspar Hobbs, chairman of England Boxing (EB), said in a statement: “The Junior Championships have been cancelled, by the police, not by England Boxing who spent the whole afternoon trying to convince them to let the championships go ahead.
“They disagreed. There was a specific threat to life made which caused the Police to enforce cancellation, despite us offering to double the security detail.
“It is disgraceful and disgusting that a few selfish and pathetic individuals can ruin the dreams of young boxers, and those who support them, for their own low and pathetic reasons - it is nothing short outrageous.
“The same happened last year, that may be co-incidental or it may not be.”Can anyone imagine the police demanding the cancellation of any other event - say, the Notting Hill Carnival, or a 'march for Palestine' - because of some nebulous and recurring 'threat to life'?
Nope. Me neither.
I always thought the purpose of the police was to enable people to go about their lawful business without fear or hindrance. If that's no longer their purpose, why are we paying them?
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It depends how one looks at the topic. On the one hand women attending lessons in how to tackle and disarm a mugger using self defence techniques morphs into illegal street battle training if you are of considered to be "alt-right" whatever the flying frig that is.
"...if you are of considered to be "alt-right" whatever the flying frig that is."
I can help you out there. It's the side that's winning... ;)
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