Many Yardley residents questioned the lack of a police response to the Islamic attack, compared to the heavy-handed policing of "far-right" demonstrations in the days prior. The incident confirmed the multiple accusations of two-tier policing, after "far-right" demonstrators had been treated more firmly than Muslim protesters.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13716569/Where-police-trouble-flared-Local-elders-question-Muslim-youths-wearing-masks-hoods-allowed-attack-Birmingham-pub.html Where were police when trouble flared? Local elders question why Muslim youths wearing masks and hoods were allowed to attack Birmingham pub]</ref> | Many Yardley residents questioned the lack of a police response to the Islamic attack, compared to the heavy-handed policing of "far-right" demonstrations in the days prior. The incident confirmed the multiple accusations of two-tier policing, after "far-right" demonstrators had been treated more firmly than Muslim protesters.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13716569/Where-police-trouble-flared-Local-elders-question-Muslim-youths-wearing-masks-hoods-allowed-attack-Birmingham-pub.html Where were police when trouble flared? Local elders question why Muslim youths wearing masks and hoods were allowed to attack Birmingham pub]</ref> |