Discussion on Women's Safety Concerns

I've, I've, I've been here today. Have you spoke to women here today?

Yeah, we have.

And what have the women told you?

They've said they feel scared, Mr. Robinson.

You have multiple convictions yourself. Are you apologizing for your criminality?

What's that got to do with today?

No, excuse me. I, b- S- Sorry, sir. L- Let, let's get ...

We're here about the women in Braintree.

You apologize for your criminality, Mr. Robinson.

My criminality?

Yeah.

Um, my last ... I, I haven't been in ... I've got a couple of criminal convictions.

Mm-hmm.

But I face law fares just trying to talk up for communities like this.

The reason you're here is because women are scared.

Are you convicted of con- contempt of court is not being a victim of

law fare, Mr.

Robinson.

Contem-

It's breaking the law, isn't it?

Excuse me. C- Excuse ... No, no contempt of-

It's breaking the law

... Just for the record, contempt of court is a civil offense.

It's not actually criminal.

It's a criminal offense.

So make sure ... No, it's not criminal.

It is criminal.

It's civil. No, it's civil.

It's a criminal offense.

You don't know what you're talking about. It's civil.

Being convicted of contempt of court is a criminal offense.

It's civil. It's a civil offense.

That's why you were sentenced for it.

Civil offense, mate.

Yeah.

Civil. You don't know what you're talking about.

Assaulting an off-duty police officer-

Civil

... is that a civil offense?

20 years ago. 20 years ago. Let's get why we're here.

At least you know my criminal convictions 'cause you know the 800 men who are in

that, in, in the air base. You don't know their criminal convictions,

do you?

Do you?

You don't know who they are.

Do you?

No, I know that a woman, Rhianne, Rhianne White was murdered

and butchered by one

of these men. I know that seven women last week

were raped by these men, including

12-year-old children. So whilst you know what I'm about,

so you can h- you can see

what I'm about, yeah, you don't know who those 800 people are.

You don't know how they think. You don't know where they've come from.

You don't know if they're terrorists. You don't know if they're jihadists.

You don't know if they've raped. You don't know if they've murdered.

You know nothing, which is why the women are scared.

So as you've just said, you, you've spoke to women. Let's not ...

This isn't about me. Why are you making this about me? We're ...

I'm here to report, like you are as a journalist.

Now you should be reporting on why this entire town center, as far as you can see,

is full of locals. It's not full of local men.

It's not full of local criminals.

It's full of local women, local mothers, local grandmothers.

And-

And, and women are also worried about the

sexual abuse that comes from British

citizens, isn't it? It's not something that's uniquely-

Excuse me, sir

... conservative, is it?

These people are here because they're worried because they've,

they've lost their

town center. Th- Th-

Who said they lost their town center?

Do you know what? Do you know what? Do you know why you're losing?

They're

Do you know why no one listens to you? This is why no one listens to you.

No one, no one listens to you at all.

You, you ... No. No, s- No, they're not gonna listen to either.

You have an opportunity to come here today as the media, and you have an

opportunity to give a voice to the voiceless.

The voiceless are the women that are t- telling you how scared they are.

You just said they're telling you how scared they are.

And rather than come and tell the story of these women,

you come and want to attack

me over something I'd done 20 years ago when I had a punch-up in the street 20

years ago.

No, I'm asking you why you're the one to

lecture the public-

I'll tell you why

... about British law when you have no respect.

I, I, no, listen, listen.

Listen

I'll tell you why, 'cause you're not coming here to give them

a voice.

You're coming here to smear them.

I think you've spoken to multiple women today and I'm-

You're c- you're coming here to smear-

And I'm very happy to speak to them

... you're come ... Why are you making it about me? Why aren't ...

Okay.

Let me ask you.

We're having a conversation.

Should-

You're saying that women don't feel safe.

Should they feel safe?

I'm saying you are somebody who-

Sh- Should women feel safe in this town

center?

Of course women should feel safe in this town center.

So do you think it, do you ... Now listen, do you think it's right that

undocumented men that we know nothing about

are bussed into this town center in

their hundreds every week? Do you think that's right?

I'm not here to answer your questions.

Do you think it's right?

I'm asking you-

Do you think it's right as a man, as a British man,

you're speaking to scared

women, should they be scared? Is it right they're scared in their own

town?

My question to you is-

No, no, no. I'm asking you a question

... why are you, why are you choosing to focus-

I've, I'm asking ... I'm asking you a question.

Why are you choosing-

Why don't you answer the question? I'm asking you a question.

No.

I'm asking you a question. Is it right that mothers, grandmothers,

and children are

scared in this town center? Is it right?

It's not right that anyone feels scared.

So, okay, okay, okay.

But my question to you is why choose to focus on 600 people in

Wethersfield Asylum

Center rather than the thousands of people every day who are convicted of sexual

offenses?

I'll tell you why. I'll, I'll tell you why 'cause,

'cause I'll tell you-

You can make this about-

I'll tell you why

... violence against women and girls and you're not saying anything.

I'll tell, I'll tell you why.

That is-

I'll tell you why. These men are from S- Sudan, legal age for marriage 11.

These men are from nations like Afghanistan. 90,

99% of them want Sharia law.

That means they want to subjugate women.

They m-

Wait, wait. 99% of them want Sharia law. Where'd you get that?

That's a Pew research. Government-

Pew? What do you mean Pew research?

Pew Research.

Pew?

P-E-W. The biggest research and most recognized research there is.

There's over 90, 99%?

Pew Research. 99% of Afghanis in Afghanistan want Sharia

law.

When they come here ... Do you know what Sharia law is?

Do you think-

Yes, they do. Fact. Do you know what Sharia law is?

Do, do you think all of the Afghan

interpreters who worked with the British

military wanted Sharia law?

To ... Uh, 99% of them would have done, yes.

99% of the Afghans-

Afghans. I'm telling you

... who fought for British soldiers in

Afghanistan want Sharia law.

Go ... Okay. What do ... Can I ask you, you're a, you're a journalist, what do you

know about Islam?

I'm ... Mr. Robinson, I'm not here to answer questions-

No, I'm asking you. No. Have you read the Quran?

I've, I'm not here to answer-

Have you read the Quran?

I'm not here to answer your questions, Mr. Robinson.

So you're ... So what you're gonna do is you can discuss-

I appreciate, I appreciate you speaking to us.

What do you ...

Okay. I'm, That's why I'm talking to you, but what do you know about Afghanistan

and how they think? Have you looked into how they think on

women?

What do you know about Afghanistan and how they think?

I, I just told you h- what they think. I know. I've researched it.

You've told me that 99% of, of Afghanis, as you call them-

Want Sharia law

... want Sharia law without any evidence for

that fact at all.

You've not been to Afghanistan and done a straw poll.

I've not done a straw poll.

Hey, don't waste your time with him.

No. Okay. Well, we can add this in. But, but let me ask you, yeah?

Mr. Robinson, I appreciate you speaking to us,

but you won't-

But, uh, what, can I give you some advice?

'Cause you're failing, you're losing viewers.

The reason citizen journalists are here is because of your failure. Yeah?

The reason that I have become such a recognized journalist is because of your

failure, is because when you come to places like this

and you report ...

I checked your reporting on issues yesterday.

You label all these people as far right. I've checked. Yeah.

Far right demonstrations. What's far right about a nana

or a mother or a

daughter wanting safety? What's far right about that?

Everyone start moving back.

What's far right about it?

I've, I've, I've not called anyone far right, Mr.

Robinson.

So you're-

I'm not, I'm not here to call anyone anything.

No. ITV, ITV, your news, you're from ITV.

You brand these people as far right on these demonstrations, so I'm gonna

ask you again. The nans-

Mr. Robinson, I'm not gonna answer your questions.

You can't answer.

No. I've asked you why you're here.

You've explained-

I, I'm here as a journalist. I'm here as a journalist to do the job

that you don't.

That's why I'm here.

Where's the start of the march? Let's get back on the march