A group of men associated with Danny Tommo are filming themselves asking people to move from benches to help women and children feel safe. In a video circulating on social media, a Black man sitting in Thornton village green is approached by two men – one of whom is recording – and asked to move on. The video, which has been viewed almost two million times, has been branded “absolutely disgusting”, with one person noting the man is “simply minding his own business on the bench, only to be told to leave the park because of the colour of his skin”. Another person added, “these patriots are getting out of hand” while a third wrote: “Who the f*** do these self-appointed guardians of Britain’s females think they are?” In the footage captioned ‘God wills it’ a man holding a Red Bull can approaches the young man sitting on his own, next to his bike, in the park on Friday. He is not facing any children’s park and no one else is visible nearby. As the cameraman approaches, he says, “there’s one sat there”. The man is then told: “You can’t sit here where the women and children are, mate. Can you just go round there, please? There are women and children on the park. They don’t feel safe at the minute, that’s all.” “They don’t feel safe with foreign men sitting staring at them unimpeded,” he adds. The bystand asks, “because of me?” and is told that isn’t the case: “We’re not saying you but other people have been sitting there making them feel uncomfortable. We’re not blaming you, just other people.” The man on the bench then decides to move on. In the now deleted post, the Blackpool Patriot Platform wrote: “A few of the Blackpool patriots were out and about yesterday on peaceful patrol around some of the areas that have been highlighted as problem areas by the public. “One male was found sat on the park watching over at the children’s play area and was ask politely to move on [sic]’ If you see any migrants hanging round your local areas please message the page and we will peacefully patrol these areas.” In a video on the group’s Instagram account, several men dressed all in black are seen walking behind a man in a knight’s costume, before the man is approached in the park. Danny Tommo, real name Daniel Thomas, founded the Patriot Platform which has been behind a number of high-profile anti-migrant protests in recent weeks. He is due to appear in court today for criminal damage. The 37-year-old live-streamed himself appearing to stab a dinghy in the English Channel. - @c5news