Thread by @EvelineJuly, Since she’s lying about what happened in the NL today:•Hooligans were planning [...]

Since she’s lying about what happened in the NL today:
•Hooligans were planning on rioting & fighting the police
•They refused to wear masks & keep 1.5m distance
•Too many people were expected to show up
•They showed up anyway & began to riot
•And indeed fought the police https://twitter.com/lonnekeengel/status/1274702329221185536

https://twitter.com/lonnekeengel/status/1274702329221185536

@LonnekeEngel it’s extremely problematic that you are giving your 16k followers a misconstrued version of the story, ESPECIALLY when most resources & information about what actually happened are in Dutch. There was NOT a double standard & they did NOT come to peacefully protest.

The BLM protest, on the other hand, was permitted if - and ONLY if - we adhered to the rules — and we did. Everyone kept 1.5m distance, wore medical masks (many even wore gloves), no one provoked the police but followers their orders, and nobody used any violence.

Comparing a protest that got cancelled by the multiplicity bc football hooligans were gonna show up with the intention to fight with police & to not adhere to the anti-corona measures, to the BLM protest and call it “a double standard” is, frankly, offensive.

You can NOT compare them and call it a double standard. They were held to the SAME standards, and the protest that was planned for today simply DID NOT MEET THEM: 1.5m distance, masks, no threat to public safety/health, and a max nr of people.

BLM/KOZP protestors are already painted as “thugs”, “aggressive”, “violent” & “threatening” in NL. By comparing us to ACTUALLY VIOLENT hooligans who DID NOT meet the requirements to legally protest rn, reinforces this narrative. This is irresponsible with such a large following.

@LonnekeEngel, do better. By all means, speak up if you think the force used by police was excessive/their right to protest was violated.

But don’t compare it to BLM/KOZP or speak of a double standard. It’s not the same situation & not an honest depiction of what happened.

I absolutely support using your platform to speak up about injustice, and clearly you see what happened as an injustice to our people. While I may (largely) disagree with you, I believe you have the right to shed light on what you think is wrong. But be truthful in what you say.

For those reading along, here are the interactions with Lonneke herself (because I believe in sharing every side of the story and that includes hers): https://twitter.com/lonnekeengel/status/1274848391491698688?s=21